Has long been known that the Maserati Quattroporte gets a smaller engine for reasons of economical fuel consumption, which today has become a kind of trend.
However, while direct competitors Quattroporte - Audi A8 and Porsche Panamera four standard stick and not the size of the company Maserati says that they "did not intend to grow in size." "Our competitors are making great cars. We will continue to be more athletic, "- said the head of design department of Fiat, Lorenzo Ramachiotti.
The new model will appear before the public in 2012, and will be an all-wheel drive technology start-stop, thus reducing the amount of fuel consumed. The company sees its purpose to Maserati to increase fuel economy by 15%. Under the hood of the car will be a six-or eight-cylinder engines, which will be a couple of eight-speed automatic transmission.
