Hoovey689

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Rumormill: Maserati getting twin-turbo Pentastar V6

If you aren't happy with a Ferrari-sourced 4.7-liter V8 under the hood of your Maserati, we'd keep that sentiment to yourself, less your brand be saddled with a somewhat less inspired powerplant in the near future. According to Inside Line, shadowy sources at the Italian automaker claim that in the near future, a twin-turbocharged version of the 3.0-liter, twin-turbocharged Pentastar V6 (you know, from Chrysler) may replace the thirsty eight-pots.

Don't get us wrong. The Pentastar is a fine engine and it's done much for the entire Chrysler lineup, but converting the engine from its everyman roots into a fire breather capable of lighting the tires of a Maserati is something entirely different.

IL is also reporting that Ferrari is working on shying away from naturally aspirated engines. The Prancing Horse is supposedly hard at work on a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 good for 750 horsepower. That miracle mill is slated to power the next iteration of the company's FXX.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/09/m...-pentastar-v6/

Hoovey689

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I don't see them replacing the 4.7 with this. Maybe a more efficient small displacement V8 with or without FI

SLegacy99

Didn't realize that there was a 3.0L Pentastar.

I8ABMR

V6 is the new V8 .

bitkahuna

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putting a chrysler engine in a notoriiously unreliable poor man's ferrari. what could possibly go wrong?

Blackraven

Maserati equipped with something from the Chrysler parts bin? I'm not sure if I see it as good thing?

kikcaffine

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hahahahaha

I8ABMR

funny stuff.lol

Vladi

Modern TT V6 will for sure be better than that outdated V8 4.2 they have for base model. That engine was spectacular in 2002 shame it was paired with the worst transmission in the world and now decade later when they finally have tranny thing solved thanks to ZF, engine is nothing special anymore you could say that for the money its very lackluster and unefficient. Jags new XK 5.0 is much better ride than base MGT.