Category: Maserati

The Maserati Levante Hybrid is the Italian marque’s first electrified SUV and is a major step forward in its strategy for electrification, which began last year with the Ghibli Hybrid. Levante Hybrid combines the four-cylinder, 2.0-litre engine with a 48-volt hybrid system to recover energy during deceleration and braking. Interestingly, the hybrid Levante weighs less than the six-cylinder engine equivalents, diesel and petrol. It has better weight distribution than these models since the battery is placed in the rear without compromising the load capacity and optimally balancing the masses of… Read more

Maserati has renewed the entire range with the Ghibli, Quattroporte and Levante SUV with styling refreshes and a substantial upgrade to the multimedia system in terms of both appearance and technology. The MY21 versions feature a new front grille and the rear light clusters. The latter have a boomerang shape inspired by that of the late1990s by Giugiaro’s 3200 GT. MASERATI GHIBLIThis new front grille is characterised by a distinctive feature: the Maserati tuning fork. It comes in chrome in the GranLusso trim and in even more aggressive, sportier Black… Read more

Maserati has expanded its Trofeo collection with the introduction of new Quattroporte and Ghibli Trofeo are now available. To highlight once again Maserati’s all-Italian identity, the colours chosen for the Trofeo collection launch are those of the Italy’s flag: green for Quattroporte, white for Levante and red for Ghibli. Ghibli and Quattroporte Trofeo have a 3.8-litre V8 Twin Turbo with power output of 580 hp (433 kW) at 6,250 rpm and peak torque of 730 Nm. The engine is built at the Ferrari plant at Maranello to Maserati’s specifications. Ghibli… Read more

Maserati Ghibli Hybrid is the first electrified car from the Italian maker of high-performance sportscars. The company describes the Hybrid as, “the link between a past of internal combustion engines and an electric future.” The underlying aim of the Hybrid version of the Ghibli is, “to enhance performance while saving fuel, being faster than diesel, and greener than petrol.” Ghibli Hybrid is built around a modified version of the chassis and bodywork of the Ghibli V6. It combines a four-cylinder, 2.0-litre engine with a 48 volt Hybrid system that also… Read more

A prototype of the Maserati MC20, the new Maserati super sportscar, will pay homage to Sir Stirling Moss, the British motor-racing ace who died on 12 April at the age of 90. The design used for this prototype is taken from the Maserati Eldorado, the iconic single-seater driven on its debut in Monza in 1958 by Stirling Moss himself, at the “Trofeo dei due Mondi”. It was very fitting that the Trident Brand chose the date of 13 May to recall the great British driver, since there is no doubt… Read more

Maserati and bespoke Italian tailor Ermenegildo Zegna continue their partnership with a special edition Maserati Levante Zegna. It features PELLETESSUTATM that has the three-dimensional woven strips of leather to create a tactile surface on the Levante dashboard, sports seats and door panels. It’s matched with black Pieno Fiore interior. The Maserati Trident emblem sits the headrests. There’s a powerful Bowers & Wilkins audio system. Based on the petrol V6 Levante GranSport, the Levante Zegna Edition also adds Bronzo exterior tri-coat paint and Zegna badging on its B-pillars. It rides on… Read more

A superb top-of-the-line 590hp Maserati Levante has just been released to those who love owning an Italian supercar that’s surprisingly good in harsh off-road regions. Called Trofeo it’s the first Levante to be built around a V8 engine and one of the fastest SUVs ever, boasting a top speed of 304 km/h at a ridiculously short 3.9 seconds to reach 100 km/h. The Levante Trofeo is equipped with a 3.8-litre V8 that’s a re-engineered and upgraded version of the engine fitted in the flagship Quattroporte GTS. It delivers 590hp (441kW)… Read more

Maserati Levante Vulcano is now on sale in Australia, but only seven of the 150 produced for Europe and Asia are coming here. A chromed aluminium badge on the centre console features the legendary Maserati Trident, along with the Vulcano logo and the words “one of 150”. Based on the Levante GranSport, the Vulcano’s exterior features the Nerissimo Collection with dark look rear light clusters, black chrome front grille and logos, gloss black window surrounds, body-coloured door handles and burnished exhaust tailpipes. It rides on 21-inch Helios wheels, with very… Read more

THE EARLY DAYS My introduction to Maserati hospitality dates way back to the mid 1980s, when a very Italian gentleman called Tony Graziani invited me to his Maserati showroom in Woolloomooloo. Tucked away in a quiet backstreet behind the upmarket auto-ally of William Street, Sydney it looked, felt and had all the aroma of an Italian coffee shop. Close your eyes and you could imagine you were in downtown Rome. Maserati owners and would-be owners mixed sipped on an extensive variety of coffees, not to mention enjoying other drinks, told… Read more