Fiat is shaking up some serious plans across brands underneath its umbrella. Last week, Maserati revealed developments of a trick artificial noise maker for its upcoming diesel powered sports sedan. Ferrari is also readying a new HY-KERS hybrid drivetrain for its future sports cars.
Now, Italian website Motori Online reports that Ferrari will also be providing its state-of-the-art engine building expertise to create powerplants for a new line of Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and Lancia models. Putting in a €50 million ($62 million) investment, Fiat taps on Ferrari to create a bi-turbo V6 engine that is capable of producing 450-hp as well as a naturally-aspirated V8, closer to Ferrari's DNA, designed for more than 500-hp.
Make no mistake, according to worldcarfans.com, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said during a chat with reporters that the high-end powerplant "will be a rock-and-roll engine."
Applications for the new motor are expected to include the next generation Maserati Quattroporte luxury sedan, as well as the Jeep Grand Cherokee-based Maserati SUV codenamed "Kubang." A yet-to-be-identified Alfa Romeo flagship could use the new Ferrari engines as well, since the return of the Alfa 159 has been delayed due to a lack of engine options, WhatCar? reports.
