Indeed Andy, we on here need to support Maserati in this new direction by buying their cars.
I myself am sitting with the Strad waiting for Maserati to produce a true replacement where I will gladly hand over my money. If it goes on much longer I fear my money will be spent on another Italian brand, not something I am wanting to do but I will only be patient for so long.
I do know that my sentiments are shared with many on here, some have already been drawn away.
I agree with Phil’s comments about technology sourcing within the Fiat group.
The Italians have tried this several times thinking they can pull the wool over our eyes but any true petrol head can see through this.
It’s a tricky balance as yes, Maserati have to be commercially viable and some tech will have to be shared to keep costs sensible. The biggest area is the engine. It needs to be an Italian sourced and designed engine, not a rework of a Chrysler unit run through an Italian engineering company (VM Motori) in an attempt to pass it off.
They need to get the small and mid sized coupe/sports cars on brand and break even, then make the bulk sales/profit via the SUV’s