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Maserati Ghibli: the sedan will be discontinued in 2024 Auto Plus news in your smartphone Auto Plus news in your inbox

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Maserati Ghibli: the sedan will be discontinued in 2024 Auto Plus news in your smartphone Auto Plus news in your inbox

If its name is inspired by a coupe of the 1960s, then Maserati Ghibli since 2013, a premium sedan that has complemented the larger Quattroporte in the Maserati lineup.

Unfortunately, the Ghibli has not been successful: for example, only 1,434 units were sold in Europe last year… A drop in the bucket compared to the sales of its rival, the BMW 5 Series, which sold 53,900 units in the same period.

Maserati Ghibli: the end of its career is scheduled for 2024

While Maserati is diversifying its Grecale and MC20 lineup, the trident maker has decided to do so don’t renew Ghiblithe production of which should be discontinued in 2024.

Production of the Maserati Quattroporte will continue, with a new generation planned for 2025, which should have a shorter wheelbase than the current one. He is the one who will replace, in a sense, Ghibli when he bows out.

Maserati Ghibli: the end of an era

With the Ghibli gone, Maserati will be parting ways with one of its most iconic models, and we’ll be witnessing the end of an era starting with V8 engine loanee from Ferrari also has to say goodbye.

The next generations of the Quattroporte and Levante will be equipped with electric motors, and we do not yet know whether Maserati will decide to leave the offer of the thermal engine, which should have no more than six cylinders.

Maserati Ghibli: SUVs have changed skin

Maserati executives, like many of their competitors, are seeing a sharp slowdown in sales of traditional sedans in favor of SUVswhich have been highly appreciated by their customers, who will be able to choose the compact Grecale or the large Levante, the next generation of which will be released by 2025.

To provide some variety, the Italian manufacturer has confirmed next year’s next-generation Maserati GranTurismo coupe, as well as its GranCabrio convertible variant. The program will also include a 100% electric version called the GranTurismo Folgore with around 1,200 horsepower.

Author: Tran Kha
Source: Auto Plus

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