Maserati Reportedly Will Get Twin-Turbo Pentastar V6
http://blogs.insideline.com/straightlin ... ar-v6.html
Wow! Turbo Chrysler powered Maseratis?Maserati knows how to play the poor cousin/forgotten stepchild role. It has been making do with second-hand Ferrari engines and chassis architecture for years. Lately, it's kind of working. The 4.2-liter and 4.7-liter V8s in the current model line are light on low-end torque, but they have a lot of personality at high rpm and make sweet sounds.
We wouldn't say anything like that about the 3.6-liter version of Chrysler's Pentastar V6, but sources close to Maserati tell Inside Line that the GranTurismo and Quattroporte are going to lose their V8s in favor of a twin-turbocharged, 3.0-liter version of the Pentastar. Our own Mark Takahashi reports that he "died a little" while creating the image for this post.
In other rumored news, our ear to the ground in Europe tells us that the next iteration of the Ferrari FXX will use a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 making about 750 hp. The last FXX had a normally aspirated 6.3-liter V12 rated around 789 hp.
So, uh, forced induction... can it make the Pentastar good enough for a Maserati?
