At the end of last year, it was reported that Maserati suspended the development of the next-generation Quattroporte president sedan, and it is currently expected that the new generation model will not be launched before 2028. According to Davide Danesin, chief engineer of Maserati Quattroporte and GranTurismo, by the time the company suspended the project, development of the new generation of the President model was about halfway through. After the official launch of the new car, it is also expected to be sold in the domestic market in the same period, and the main competitors in the same class also include BMW i7, Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan and other models.
It is understood that the upcoming new generation of the President model was originally built around the STLA Large platform architecture, but Chief Engineer Davide Danesin said that no final decision has been made on the platform, and revealed: "I'm not saying that it is not based on the STLA Large platform, we are looking for technical optimizations for this." ”
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According to the brand's official statement, even if the STLA Large platform is not used, the all-new generation of the President model can also be built on the basic expansion platform used by the all-electric GranTurismo Folgore. Chief Engineer Davide Danesin also said that this setup "probably" would apply to the Quattroporte President, adding later: "The Quattroporte is an important issue for Maserati and it has to excel from any angle: style, architecture, performance. And there will be a lot of improvements in the future electrical development, and we decided that we need more time to optimize, which is why we decided to postpone it. ”