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Maserati four-door model will be based on Chrysler 300C
08-08-2012, 04:22 PM
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Maserati four-door model will be based on Chrysler 300C
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Maserati insiders have remained tight-lipped about the architecture of the new saloons, but both are understood to be based on reworked rear-wheel-drive Chrysler 300 underpinnings.

The Levante, codenamed M157, will share a 3052mm wheelbase with the Chrysler 300, while the Quattroporte will in effect be a long-wheelbase version of that car.

The test prototype spied here is the new Levante, hidden beneath the bodywork of the current Quattroporte. The main giveaway that this is a Levante is the location of the front wheels: they are set back in the front wheelarches instead of being sited centrally, indicating a shorter wheelbase.

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08-08-2012, 04:24 PM
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RE: Maserati four-door model will be based on Chrysler 300C
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08-08-2012, 06:31 PM
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I dont know what you are facepalming about... this has been part of the plan since Fiat took over... plus its a heavily revised version of the 300C platform... practically not even the same car anymore

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08-08-2012, 06:34 PM
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Just like impala xts om guessing, mentioning the link is a suicidal move

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08-08-2012, 06:35 PM
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RE: Maserati four-door model will be based on Chrysler 300C
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Even though the 300 platform may be a good platform, I would think that a Maserati would deserve better. They cost a ton!

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08-08-2012, 06:42 PM
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im reserving judgment until this car comes out...coffee

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08-08-2012, 06:44 PM
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Considering how good the current 300 is, it be used as the under pinnings for this even though they will be heavily modified makes me think it will have fantastic results for Maserati.

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08-08-2012, 08:32 PM
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zguy;224313 Wrote:Just like impala xts om guessing, mentioning the link is a suicidal move

This

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08-08-2012, 08:39 PM
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RE: Maserati four-door model will be based on Chrysler 300C
The last time Chrysler and Maserati got together, this happened:

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I'm a bit more optimistic this time.

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08-08-2012, 09:49 PM
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As stellar as the current LX platform is.... and the revisions that Maserati is going to make to it... I have nothing but complete faith that this car will be worthy of the Maserati name.... besides... they did make an SUV based on the Grand Cherokee

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