The new Maserati Ghibli – an exotic rival to the BMW 5 Series, Jaguar XF as well as Audi A6 – will begin from £48,830 for the 271bhp 3.0 V6 diesel version. That’s £4,780 much more than the 258bhp BMW 530d M sport Auto.
Moving up the variety the petrol-engined Ghibli, powered by a 325bhp version of the 3.0 V6 twin-turbo petrol engine, will begin from £52,275, while the range-topping Ghibli S (which utilizes a 404bhp version of the exact same V6) starts from £63,415.
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Unsurprisingly, the Ghibli diesel is the most cost-effective with fuel economic climate of 47.9mpg as well as emissions of 158g/km, however still sprints from 0-62mph in 6.3 seconds. The 325bhp Ghibli covers the 0-62mph sprint in 5.6 seconds as well as returns 29.4mpg as well as 223g/km, while the Ghibli S takes 4.8 seconds from 0-62mph, returns 26.9mpg as well as emits 246g/km.
Standard devices on all designs includes 18-inch alloys, quad exhausts as well as bi-xenon headlamps with LED running lights, while the interior gets electric leather seats, wood-trim as well as an eight-speaker stereo system. The diesel design benefits from stop-start, while all three variations get a mechanical restricted slip differential as well as climate manage with 13 vents.
Although well-specced as standard, there are a big number of choices available. These include as much as 21-inch wheels (£3,670), Skyhook adjustable dampers (£2,045) as well as a 15-speaker Bowers & Wilkins noise system (£3,360). much more cost effective extras include metallic paint (£660), aluminium shift paddles (£245) as well as a space-saver spare wheel (£295).