Maserati will revive the Levante nameplate as an electric SUV and reimagine the Quattroporte as a low, wagon-like crossover, according to comments from the brand's chief executive. Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa confirmed this week that a full product and technology plan will be presented in December in Modena, Italy.
The announcements come as the Italian marque fights sliding sales, expensive import tariffs and persistent questions about its place inside Stellantis. Filosa told Bloomberg TV that Maserati is not being sold or shut down, settling the rumours that have circulated for months.
Neither new model has been shown, and no on-sale timing, pricing or technical specifications have been announced. The December briefing is the first hard date attached to either car.
A battery-powered Levante above the Grecale
Maserati chief executive Santo Ficili confirmed an electric SUV is in the plan to fill the gap left by the discontinued Levante. The original Levante was a petrol-powered machine with twin-turbo V-6 and V-8 engines; the new version would carry electric drivetrain hardware instead.
If the new car keeps a footprint close to its predecessor's, it would sit above the compact Grecale Folgore in the brand's electric SUV range.
The gap is real. Maserati currently has no large SUV on sale, so an electric Levante would give the marque a halo model in the segment where luxury brands make most of their volume. Whether it arrives as a Folgore-badged sibling to a petrol or hybrid variant, as the Grecale does, has not been said.
The Quattroporte changes shape
The Quattroporte has been a four-door saloon since the 1960s, but that silhouette is about to change. Ficili described the next car as something between a shooting brake and a crossover, calling it a very low, big car.
No powertrain details for the new Quattroporte have been announced. Whether it follows the Levante's electric path, keeps combustion engines or offers both is unknown until December.
Stellantis backs the brand, for now
Filosa's public commitment matters because Maserati's future has been the subject of regular speculation, with rumours repeatedly suggesting the brand could be cut loose from Stellantis. His comments to Bloomberg TV this week were the clearest signal yet that the marque stays.
The plan Filosa described will cover new products and technology, though he gave no further detail on what the technology portion includes.
For buyers, the practical takeaway is patience. Nothing concrete has been announced beyond the December date, so anyone considering a Levante replacement or the next Quattroporte is waiting on Modena.
