UHarald Wester, i-CEO ye-Maserati, sele iqinisekisile injongo ye-brand yase-Italiya yokuqalisa imodeli emitsha emihlanu ngo-2015, kodwa ngokutsho kweCar & Driver, into yesithandathu iseza, ngokuchanekileyo, i-compact crossover.
Kuyabonakala ukuba, le crossover iya kusekelwa kwiqonga elisaphuhliswa ngokukodwa kwisizukulwana esilandelayo iJeep Cherokee. Kwaye ukuba amahemuhemu ziqinisekisiwe, Maserati uya kwenza zifumaneke kule modeli 3.0-litre bi-turbo V6 injini entsha Quattroporte. Okude kube sengqiqweni… Kuba ukuba injongo yale crossover kukukhuphisana nePorsche yokuwela ikamva, iPorsche Macan, kuya kuba yimfuneko ukuqalisa lo “mlo” usempilweni weempawu zobugcisa.
Le modeli yayiyilwe ekuqaleni ukuba ibe yinxalenye yeqela le-Alfa Romeo, ngenjongo yokunceda i-brand ukuba iqinisekise kwakhona kwimarike yaseMntla Melika. Nangona kunjalo, ngokuthanda ukwanda kweMaserati, uAlfa Romeo wathatha inyathelo emva kwaye wavumela ushicilelo lwetrident ukuba lukhokele kule projekthi. Inyathelo ekulindeleke ukuba libe nenzuzo ngakumbi kwiqela le-Fiat…
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís