The name Maserati elicits imagery of a sleek, luxurious sports car with amazing power, that’s been the case for years. Maserati is widely recognized as a brand that creates powerful and luxurious exotic cars loved around the world. But Maserati is not exactly the name that comes to mind when you think of cars designed for efficiency or sustainability. Engineers, your local Maserati showroom in Illinois, and everyone in between are hoping to change that thinking as the first-ever hybrid model is introduced.
A short time ago, Maserati announced plans to release a new hybrid vehicle, and now it has happened. Found at your local area Maserati dealer in Illinois is the Hybrid Ghibli. It features a 2.0L four-cylinder engine with an electric supercharger that has a 48-volt hybrid powertrain. While that may seem insignificant as compared to the traditional mighty Maserati sports cars, you will find plenty of juice in the 325-horsepower output with 332 lb-ft of torque. You can take a quick sprint down the highway at a top speed of 158 MPH, with an acceleration that can take you from 0 to 60 in just 5.7 seconds. That’s according to a press release from Maserati. The vehicle is lighter than the diesel Maserati Ghibli for sale in Illinois by 176 pounds, and it handles better with the extra weight from the battery pack positioned in the rear. You can expect the new Hybrid Maserati Ghibli for sale in Illinois to get approximately 33.2 miles to the gallon.
This new Maserati model is also the brand’s test subject to carry all kinds of new features. In 2013, the Maserati Ghibli for sale in Illinois became the manufacturer’s first diesel, and now, it has transitioned into the first Maserati hybrid. This is not the end of the innovation, so Ghibli won’t be the only Maserati with an electric or hybrid solution. If all goes according to plans, all of the models in Maserati’s fleet will include hybrid or fully electric options come 2023. The Ghibli is simply the brand’s inauguration into the field of hybrids and electric vehicles.
You will not simply find a plug-in hybrid at the Maserati dealership in Illinois, as many industry experts thought would be the case. Instead, Maserati is introducing a “mild hybrid” drivetrain. This unique engine is designed to reduce fuel consumption while improving performance. Rather than plugging the Ghibli into an electrical outlet, the mild-hybrid system feeds and stores the kinetic energy generated while in motion and during braking. This energy is not wasted as it is stored in the battery to help further improve the car’s fuel economy.
You may not find the large fuel economy boost that other more traditional plug-in hybrids provide, but the Mild Hybrid Maserati Ghibli that you will find for sale in Illinois will certainly provide what you’re looking for. And with the included resonators, You can always expect to hear that Maserati roar, so you will not even be able to distinguish your hybrid from the mainstream Maserati!
At the moment, it is unclear when you will find the new Hybrid Maserati Ghibli for sale in Illinois, or what the price might be. The regular version of the 2020 Ghibli, which you can easily purchase at your local Maserati dealership in Illinois, runs from just under $70,000. That is a very affordable price for a Maserati, but it’s expected that the Ghibli Hybrid will have a significantly higher price tag when the Italian automaker announces its availability in the US market.
How the fully-electric drivetrain is featured in the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio will be of interest next year. With greater horsepower than a traditional internal combustion engine, the electric system will be very interesting to see as Maserati, or another luxury sports car builder may produce a vehicle that is too powerful to keep it street legal. We will have to be patient to learn how the electric car trend will treat Maserati and other similar luxury car brands, but it certainly is exciting to see it all unfold before our eyes. We may yet see a Maserati showroom in Illinois full of electric options.
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