2021 Maserati Ghibli Hybrid Teased, Will Spark Up The Brand’s Electrification

Maserati has finally decided to step into the electrified era of automobiles and will do so with their first-ever hybrid car: the Ghibli.

Despite the Ghibli Hybrid official nomenclature, it is, in all likelihood, a plug-in hybrid model, as previous reports have indicated. The car was supposed to premiere at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show, but since the event got postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it should debut later this year.

“The natural world is full of moments where a single spark evolves into something new – an instant where hybridization acts as the catalyst for change, and divergent elements clash and combine; meet and mix; encounter and evolve; giving rise to something better than before”, said the automaker.

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2021 Maserati Ghibli facelift

“From this same inspiration comes the all new Ghibli Hybrid: the first in a line of new vehicles at the vanguard of a new era for Maserati.” The trident brand didn’t say anything else about it, but we do know the hybrid model will launch as part of the executive sedan’s second facelift.

On the outside, the car will bring the usual design updates that will revolve around the refreshed front and rear ends. Inside, expect a new infotainment system that will feature a larger display, and a fully digital instrument cluster. These touches, perhaps joined by the trim updates, will make the Ghibli feel more modern which it badly needs, given that the current generation has been in production since 2013.

Other electrified models are in the pipeline at Maserati. One of them will be the new SUV that will slot under the Levante, and is apparently due for the 2021MY. The successors of the Granturismo and Grancabrio are due in 2021 and 2022 respectively, both offered exclusively as battery-electric models. Some sort of electrification is expected for the MC20 supercar too, whose presentation was recently pushed back to September.