Quattroporte Based Alfa Due in 2009

Alfa Romeo is rumored to be working on a high-end luxury saloon to be based on the next-generation of the stunning Maserati Quattroporte. The new car would slot in as the 167 replacement and will definitely be sold in the US upon Alfa’s return. Original plans had Alfa using the same platform as the 159 sedan, but this proved too small so designers turned to sister company Maserati. The big Maser is one of our favorite cars on the market. It has everything you’d expect in a big saloon, and it just oozes style and presence.

The new car will be the first rear-wheel drive Alfa in almost 15 years, the last was the Alfa 75, and is likely to be built at the Maserati plant in Modena. Power will come from either a V6 or V8 engine, with the latter shared with the upcoming 8C Competizione supercar. The new car is expected to resemble the current Quattroporte but with the famous Alfa shield on a new nose.



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S4cabriofoxone - 11/22/2006 7:17:41 PM

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Gotta love the QP.

delan - 11/22/2006 11:01:46 PM

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But...But..I wanted my favorite luxury sedan platform to remain exclusive to Maserati!!

Wait...just a sec...ok...I'm over it.

Matthew1 - 11/24/2006 9:02:56 PM

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There is nothing wrong with Alfa Romeo/Maserati cross-breeding.

It just means that the next time you are in the market for an Italian car, it will actually be Italian, not Australian or German.....

wataboutbob - 11/25/2006 2:21:40 AM

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as much as I like Alfa's, I think it'll be best if the Quattroporte stays with the Maser. I believe the Maser will be better able to carry of a luxury sports sedan rather than Alfa.

Famous Alfa's are the Guilietta, Duetto and Alfasud among others. They're all small fast coupe/hatchbacks.

One can't possible say the QP is a replacement for the 166 which is actually smaller than a 5 or E-class. If they have to use the QP's chassis and shorten it to a 169, fine... but to make an S-class size Alfa just doesn't sit right.