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SHANGHAI MOTOR SHOW: More pics of Maserati Ghibli
And further specification details revealed for Trident brand's E-Class rivalMaserati's new Ghibli made its global debut at the Shanghai motor show in China last week, but now the prestige brand has let slip further information about the engines that will power the new model in Australia.
As we reported a fortnight ago, the new car runs on a shortened Quattroporte platform and will be launched in Australia with three V6 engines initially – one a diesel supplied by VM Motori – followed by a V8 engine down the track.
Ateco Automotive, the local distributor for the brand, has supplied additional information about the new model, including engine output and acceleration times for all bar the V8. The high-output petrol V6 will be available in both the Ghibli S and the all-wheel drive Ghibli S Q4. Developing 301kW at 5500rpm and 550Nm from just 1750rpm, the turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 will propel the all-paw Q4 model to 100km/h just 4.8 seconds from launch. The rear-wheel drive model takes 0.2 seconds longer to reach the same speed, but tops out at 285km/h – 1km/h faster than the Ghibli S Q4. 90 per cent of the car's peak torque is claimed to be available from an engine speed as low as 1500rpm.
Ateco has revealed nothing about the fuel consumption figure for the Ghibli S models, but the lower-grade Ghibli, powered by a 243kW/500Nm version of the petrol V6, can knock over the 0-100km/h sprint in 5.6 seconds and come in under 10L/100km – 9.6L/100km.
The diesel V6, which also displaces 3.0 litres, can produce as much as 600Nm (and 202kW), but delivers an NEDC combined-cycle fuel consumption figure below 6.0L/100km, according to the importer. Maserati will equip diesel-engined Ghibli models with 'Maserati Active Sound System' – two sound actuators near the exhaust tailpipes "accentuate the engine’s most distinctive tones and modulate them precisely to suit the way the car is being driven."
The eight-speed ZF automatic transmission drives through a part-time all-wheel drive system for the Ghibli S Q4. Drive is transferred by a multi-plate, wet-clutch system and a driveshaft to the front axle in the event the electronically regulated system detects slip. All Ghibli variants come with a mechanical limited-slip differential at the rear, as standard.
Both grades of Ghibli ride on 18-inch alloy wheels. Ghibli S comes with a premium braking system, comprising ventilated rotors all around, cross-drilled at the front. Rotors measure 360mm x 32mm at the front and 350mm x 28mm at the rear. 20cm shorter in the wheelbase than the Quattroporte it's based on, the Ghibli measures 4.97m in overall length.
The new Maserati is scheduled to be launched in Australia from February next year.
See more photos of the Shanghai motor show at motoring.com.au
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