Maserati Refreshes Lineup As Sales Continue to SlideMaseratiAmid troubled times, Maserati offers a facelift of its three main models and hints that it's working on a sedan.New Grecale, GranTurismo, and GranCabrio get new fronts and rears.Will it be enough to bring Maserati back from the brink?Maserati sold fewer than 8,000 cars in the last full calendar year, while parent company Stellantis' stock slid 43% this year. This past February, dealers were putting $85,000 on the hoods of some models. And there are reports that Joe Walsh's Maserati no longer does 185.Okay, I made up the last one.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut the rest is true. Maserati, which once competed and sometimes beat Ferrari in door-to-door racing as well as on the showroom floor, and which produced eternal beauties like the A6G CS 53, 3500 GT, and the stubby fast Bora, and whose cars even today are still beautiful and fast, can't seem to sell as many cars as it seemingly should. Production in the firm's Cassino factory in Italy is underutilized. There are rumors that BYD is thinking of buying the company. And Stellantis' CEO Antonio Filosa has said Maserati is looking for a partner.GranCabrioMaseratiSo given that context, what is Maserati doing? Well, last week it celebrated 100 years of its Trident logo. Then yesterday it unveiled… mild, mid-cycle facelifts for all its models. (Eh, it works in Hollywood.) And at some point we might see a new sedan to replace the missing Ghibli and Quattroporte."The new Grecale, new GranTurismo, and new GranCabrio make their debut: three models of outstanding appeal that evolve through a strategic update, with the aim of strengthening the brand's positioning in the luxury segment," the carmaker said. "The new range responds to customer expectations: design, elegance, performance, craftsmanship, and a human-centric approach to technology all contribute to the same idea."The design changes were begun by the Maserati Centro Stile team with the MCXtrema model, the track-only car that "enabled the brand to experiment with a more horizontal, sharper, and more aggressive front end." This design language was then brought to the road with the GT2 Stradale, refined with the MCPURA, and is now applied to the GranTurismo and GranCabrio two-doors as well as the Grecale D-segment SUV.AdvertisementAdvertisementA quick refresher: GranTurismo and GranCabrio are two-door, four-seat coupes and convertibles, available in twin-turbo gasoline-fed V6 or all-electric Folgore powertrains. The Grecale is a four-door, five-seat, D-segment SUV likewise powered by a twin-turbo gasoline V6 or an electric drivetrain in the Grecale Folgore. If you have a quarter million dollars you can even get the outstanding two-seat supercar MCPURA, but that car is not the subject for today.GranTurismoMaseratiThe new GranTurismo and new GranCabrio get a revamped exterior and an even more refined interior, Maser says. The gas engine gets 40 more horsepower, peaking at up to 582 hp from the 3.0-liter V6 Nettuno engine in the performance-minded GranTurismo and GraCabrio Trofeo models. That's good for a top speed of over 199 mph (again, in the performance-proven Trofeo). Torque hits 479 lb-ft for usable everyday driving, too. It even has a new exhaust—Maserati calls it "an unprecedented sound experience courtesy of the Sportivo exhaust, standard in North America for all internal combustion GranTurismo and GranCabrio trims."All versions are also equipped with all-wheel drive (AWD) and an air spring suspension with adjustable set-up and height standard, and offer a driving experience "that can be enjoyed in complete comfort and safety for four people, fully confirming their nature as fully fledged grand tourers, with sportiness and comfort on demand at the highest levels."Maserati says its new Grecale establishes itself as "the most complete luxury SUV from the Modena-based house, capable of combining spaciousness on a par with the segment above with a more pronounced sporting character and uncompromised everyday usability."GrecaleMaseratiAs for the other promise, "The sedan will come back, with some evolution," said Santo Ficili, Maserati chief operating officer.AdvertisementAdvertisementIt might not be exactly what sedans have been in the past, he qualified."A modern interpretation of a sedan can change. I believe there will be a space for a sedan which is a little more capable. Absolutely yes."He also said, without too much elaboration, that Maserati is working on a V8 engine.Magenta Light StudiosAnd that the brand will be in a movie "coming in the next months."That would be Maserati: The Brothers, starring Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, and Jessica Alba. It "chronicles the Maserati family's journey, from its founding in 1914 to becoming a renowned Italian luxury car manufacturer, alongside rivals Ferrari and Lamborghini." It's set to premiere in Italy October 15.AdvertisementAdvertisementSo there's a lot going on in Modena, including a facelift of its three main models."The new range marks a significant milestone in the year of the Trident, highlighting the common thread that has always connected Maserati's racing cars with its road cars," Maserati said.Now if it could just translate all that into sales.