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Maserati will extend the range of modifications of the Quattroporte sedan new generation, it will launch 4x4 version.
This will help to increase the competitiveness of the car against the models in this class of Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, reported newspaper Automotive News.
For the new version of the model reported himself head of Maserati, Harold Vester. Furthermore 4x4 system, the Maserati is also planning to reduce the average cost for all versions of the Quattroporte with 25% compared with those who will be replaced. For this purpose, a new generation of sedan will be 15% lighter (including by reducing the weight and size of engines V6 and V8) and the system will be introduced stop-start.
And something new, the car will be fitted with automatic transmission and eight grades ZF, which is already installed and the BMW 7-Series and Audi A8.
The new generation of Maserati Quattroporte sedan will have a completely different design than the current, announced by the Fiat Group boss Sergio Marchionne, who pointed out that the car would have cost close to that of the BMW 5-Series GT.
