To qualify as a supercar requires more than just speed. Exclusivity is part of it, and design arguably as important as performance, but a supercar also has to make you feel a certain way. Maserati, for all it is no stranger to fast cars, has been out of the supercar game for nearly two decades now. The new MC20 aims to change that, and in the process cast high and bright a refreshed halo atop the brand.
Italian automaker Maserati has unveiled the first images of its MC20 convertible prototype, a drop-top variant of the brand’s highly-anticipated V6 supercar. However, the teaser images don’t reveal much with the prototype’s cloud-themed body wrap. It would have been nice if Maserati released a photo or two of the MC20 with the roof folded down, but you don’t have to squint hard to discern it remains a desirable-looking machine.
Maserati is feeling the pinch of the unsettled global supply chain, delaying the unveil of the new Grecale luxury SUV. The newest addition to the line-up was intended to make its debut on November 16, 2021, but Maserati confirmed today that it's pushing that back.
Maserati has announced a pair of new special edition vehicles that are meant to celebrate the past achievements of the brand on the racetrack. The F Tributo Special Edition will land at Maserati dealerships in the US and Canada this month in a very limited edition. The F in the name stands for Fangio, a famed Maserati racing driver, while Tributo means tribute.
The 2022 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte, and Levante are receiving three updated and new trim models. The GranLusso and GranSport trims will bow down to the all-new GT and Modena from now on.
Maserati is going electric, and while the automaker may not be quite ready to show off the GranTurismo EV, that hasn't stopped it from teasing the first prototype. It'll be the first all-electric car from Maserati, rebooting the existing GranTurismo nameplate which was retired in 2019.
Maserati has teamed up with a Chinese clothing brand called CANOTWAIT_, founded by William Chan, a Chinese actor, singer, and trend-setter. Maserati and the clothing brand teamed to create a customized vehicle in the form of the Ghibli Hybrid Love Audacious. The car was made via the Maserati Fuoriserie customization program and was tailor-made to the client's personality.
Commemorating Maserati’s debut in Formula 1 in 1954 is the Ghibli and Levante F Tributo Special Edition. Maserati started racing 95 years ago. On April 21, 1926, the Tipo 26 was born, the first racing car to carry the Trident logo. Driven by Alfieri Maserati, it won the 1,500 CC Targa Florio that year.
Italian automaker Maserati’s electrification is in full swing. After debuting the Ghibli Hybrid last year, the Levante Hybrid is next to receive a 48-volt mild-hybrid powertrain from Maserati’s portfolio. The 2022 Levante Hybrid recently debuted at the Shanghai Auto Show. And like Ghibli Hybrid, the Levante Hybrid won’t be arriving on U.S. shores, at least not yet.
We’ve all seen a prototype Maserati MC20 cruising in Milan, and we’ve also seen Maserati’s newest halo supercar wearing some funky Stirling Moss livery. Early last month, Editor-in-chief Vincent Nguyen had the chance to gawk lovingly at the MC20 after driving the latest Trofeo versions of the Ghibli, Quattroporte, and Levante SUV in Willow Springs.
The Maserati renaissance continues with its newest Grecale crossover, a compact SUV built on the underpinnings of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio’s Giorgio platform. After unveiling its MC20 supercar last year, Maserati gave us a peek at a darkened silhouette of the Grecale. Slotting below the Levante SUV, Grecale is named after the “fierce north-east wind of the Mediterranean Sea,” said Maserati, and may become the brand’s first all-electric SUV by 2022.
The Maserati brand is amid a reinvention. After giving us a taste of the Levante Trofeo in 2019, the trident brand is now offering Trofeo versions of the 2021 Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans. Both come with the same Ferrari-built 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine as found int the Levante Trofeo, along with its intoxicating soundtrack. The icing on the cake is Maserati's newest MC20 supercar, a return to form for the Italian carmaker. The MC20 replaces Maserati's flagship MC12 racing model, a limited-edition supercar that won 14 racing championships from 2005 to 2010.