Maserati was initially developing the electric Quattroporte around the Stellantis STLA Large platform
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- Work on the next-generation model was paused halfway through its development.
- Maserati is eager to ensure the electric Quattroporte offers plenty of range.
- It could adopt the same platform as the GranTurismo Folgore.
Late last year, it was revealed that Maserati had paused development of the next-generation Quattroporte. The new model is now not expected to launch before 2028 but when it does, it could arrive with a different architecture than originally planned.
According to the chief engineer of the Maserati Quattroporte and GranTurismo, Davide Danesin, the Italian company had completed approximately half of the new model’s development when it decided to pause the project. The upcoming model was built around the STLA Large platform but Danesin says a final decision on the platform has yet to be made.
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“I’m not saying it’s not [STLA Large],” he told Autocar. “I think that the optimization we’re looking for is optimization of what is already available.”
If Maserati decides against using this platform, it could opt for an extended version of the underpinnings used by the all-electric GranTurismo Folgore. Danesin says this setup could “potentially” work in the Quattroporte. Unlike most other EVs, the GranTurismo Folgore doesn’t have a skateboard architecture with the batteries on the floor, but they are instead arranged in a T-shape through the spine of the car. The advantage of this is that it has allowed Maserati to get the driver’s position lower compared to other EVs based on a skateboard-like architecture.
Danesin added that inadequate range and weight contributed to the postponement of the electric Quattroporte project.
“The Quattroporte is an important problem for Maserati,” he said. “ It has to be outstanding from any perspective: style, architecture, performance. There’s also a lot of improvement coming in on electrical development in the future. The new target for range also needs to be much stronger. These days, [373 miles] is good enough. Maybe for a new Quattroporte, we would like more.”
“Modern electric cars are becoming heavier and heavier, and we need to stop this tendency,” he added. “Putting together all this stuff, we decided that we [would need] some more time to optimize the package, and this is why we decided to postpone it.”
