Opening "a door to the future of Maserati", the Alfieri is, for the time being, a concept car. It takes the form of a slick 2+2 that's "sportier in character than the GranTurismo," which itself was always more of a boulevard cruiser than an all-out performance machine... even in MC Stradale guise. Its wheelbase is 9.5 inches shorter than the GranTurismo, but packs the same 4.7-liter naturally-aspirated V8 (not one of the newer turbocharged units) driving 460 horsepower through a six-speed sequential gearbox kept in check by carbon-ceramic rotors with Brembo calipers.
Inspiration for the design penned (or at least supervised) by Lorenzo Ramaciotti – who was responsible for designing the Quattroporte and Birdcage
The Alfieri was drawn from the classic 1954 Maserati A6 GCS-53 but updated with some clearly modern accents like bi-xenon/LED headlamps, 21-inch wheels and liquid-metal finish. Modernity caries through to the minimalistic cabin with its TFT central and instrument displays. Poltrona Frau provided the aniline leather, offset by copper-tone billet aluminum trim.
The word Alfieri, is Italian, and it means the "ensign" in the old army, was the horse rider who carried the flag.
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