The Maserati Ghibli
came out at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show
and is the Italian marque’s answer
to the likes of Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. But of course, this being a Maser means it
will be light years more expensive. Or
maybe not, we’ll see.
Ghibli measures some 4.97
metres in length, which is about 29cm shorter than the larger Quattroporte.
The car features something called Maserati
Active Sound system which basically emulates the “Maserati” exhaust
tailpipe sound and makes it sound awesome. It’s also apparently the only car in
its class to use a standard mechanical limited slip differential that helps
with grip.
Staying with performance, the Ghibli is being launched with
two engine derivatives of the same motor, which is a 3.0-litre V6 with two turbochargers. The lesser of the
two delivers 243kW and 500Nm of torque, is said to return 9.6 litres per 100km and can run from 0
- 100km/h in just 5.6 seconds. I suppose this would be the BMW 540i/ Merc E350/
A6 3.0 T rival.
More potent is the 301kW
version with its 550Nm of torque and
a 0 – 100km/h in 4.8 seconds. Two powertrains,
a Ghibli S (rear-wheel-drive) and S Q4 (all-wheel-drive), are available. Both models
can supposedly reach 285km/h, so
there’s no so-called “gentlemen’s agreement” on 250km/h here.
3 comments:
how do you pronounce this name?
I admit this thing is looking amazing
Will be expensive I think you are right there. Maybe there'll be a premium of over R50000 on like a 5-series
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