New $65k Maserati to steal buyers away from BMW/Mercedes

[yobigd20]

Didn't know that Maserati was going to shift their focus away from the elite to the "merely wealthy", lol

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/ferrari-fueled-maserati-at-65-600-lures-bored-bmw-buyers.html

http://www.maseratighibli.us/

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/26/2014-maserati-ghibli-review-first-drive/

 

[Andrew]

Whaddya think, maybe 15 MPG?

 

[mknox]

Anyone remember the TC?

 

[ElSupreme]

Whaddya think, maybe 15 MPG?

The diesel might get 30. :smile:

 

[Mr X]

that isnt the new bmw?


...oh

 

[lolachampcar]

Did Jag make any money off that little POS 4 door? It seems like the same exact thing (iffy quality sportish car maker goes low end).

 

[ipdamages]

Anyone remember the TC?

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I had forgotten that one. For good reason. Looks like a K Car. Or an American Eagle.

I for one like the idea of this move by Maserati, but the 16/22 (I expect) mileage would make it a non-starter for me. Also, while I like the Gran Turismo, I think that the Quattroporte is a bit boring, and this looks similarly underwhelming to me.

But the acceleration specs look good to me, and it isn't IMO bad looking.

I don't see why anyone would buy a Quattroporte with this on the market, though, so I see this cannibalizing almost all of those sales. Maybe this is a lot smaller. Can't really tell from this info.