Maserati looks set to use Chrysler engines for lower-spec versions of its new four-door cars, with Fiat and Chrysler's mutual ties growing ever stronger.
We say cars plural, because it's already been revealed that Maserati is not only working on a Quattroporte replacement, but that it is also working on a smaller saloon to takeo n the upper reaches of the BMW 5-series/Merc E-class segment.
But what about that engine? Well, US mag Car and Driver reckons that the Pininfarina/Fiat Centro Stile cars will get a version of Chrysler's 3.6-litre Pentastar V6. Which sounds a bit worrying, but it will at least get 400hp and Fiat's trick MultiAir tech, so perhaps we should be calling it the 'Cinquestella' engine...
In keeping with its push towards the mainstream, the two new saloons also look likely to be getting a 300hp turbodiesel option - a move that's still seen as pretty much essential to achieve decent volumes of sales in the European executive and luxury car market.