Maserati at Motor Valley Fest: "Levante, Ghibli, and Quattroporte Trofeo, the latest collector's items" - The Trident's Future is Electric

The House of the Trident is taking part in the fifth festival in the Motor valley,
to celebrate the brand’s past and future: the legendary V8 is passing the baton to electric

Modena, Italy – May 11, 2023 – Maserati has chosen the fifth Motor Valley Fest, an open-air event scheduled in Modena between Thursday, May 11 and Sunday, May 14, to break the news that is already becoming a part of the history of mobility.

Maserati is celebrating the legendary 572-hp 90° Twin Turbo V8 engine – with an inimitable sound and formidable performance, serving as the beating heart of Levante, Ghibli, and Quattroporte in their Trofeo trims – which will officially cease production at the Maserati factory beginning late 2023. Driven by these unmistakable engines, these cars will remain on sale into 2024 and are due to become collector’s items for all owners, who can collect a unique piece of the jigsaw puzzle of the brand’s history.

The Maserati GranTurismo Folgore – the first 100% electric car in the brand’s history – and the Maserati Grecale Folgore –the brand’s first fully-electric SUV – are the first to bear witness to this process of change. The Trident has already carved out a pioneering role here, as part of its DNA. The entire Maserati range will be available in a fully electric trim by 2025 and Maserati will be fully electric by 2030.

This is a historic moment for the Modena-based company, which has always looked ahead without leaving its roots behind, and for those who love the history and modernity of the Trident’s models and their ability to ensure style, emotions, and timeless performance. The same abilities will be maintained in the cars that will now become the new object of desire for collectors.

Since 1959, when the Maserati 5000GT was created as the first car with a powerful V8 engine, more than 100,000 units have been made and sold with an eight-cylinder engine; the last editions of the Maserati Trofeo product line – the Ghibli 334 Ultima and the Levante V8 Ultima – will be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2023.

Over the four days of the Motor Valley Fest, every nook and cranny of Modena will be taken over by the Trident's creations and on stunning display in the city’s iconic locations. In Piazza Grande, the entire Maserati Folgore range will be on show for the first time: GranTurismo Folgore One Off Luce and Grecale Folgore will be joined by the futuristic GEN3 Maserati Tipo Folgore, the single seater competing in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship this year.
The Trofeo range – featuring the Levante, Ghibli and Quattroporte in their Zéda  forms, which are unique pieces celebrating the V8 engine, will reign over Piazza Grande as well.

The showroom on Viale Ciro Menotti will host the celebration of the iconic GranTurismo, from its origins to present day, with two classic models, together with the GranTurismo Zéda from the previous generation and the GranTurismo One Off Prisma.

Maserati S.p.A.
Maserati produces a complete range of unique cars, immediately recognisable for their extraordinary personality. Thanks to their style, technology, and innately exclusive character, they delight the most discerning, demanding tastes and have always been a benchmark for the global automotive industry. A tradition of successful cars, each of them redefining what makes an Italian sports car in terms of design, performance, comfort, elegance, and safety, currently available in more than 70 markets internationally. The ambassadors of this heritage are the Quattroporte flagship, the Ghibli sports sedan, the Levante – the first SUV made by Maserati, and the Grecale, the all-new “everyday exceptional” SUV, all models characterised by the use of the highest quality materials and excellent technical solutions. A range equipped with 4-cylinder hybrid powertrains – available for Ghibli, Grecale and Levante – V6 petrol and V8 petrol, with rear-wheel and four-wheel drive, embodying the performance DNA of the Trident Brand, now completed with the Grecale Folgore, Maserati’s first full-electric SUV. The top of the range is made up of the MC20 super sports car and the MC20 Cielo spyder, powered by the ground-breaking 100% Maserati Nettuno V6 engine, which incorporates F1-derived technologies into the power unit of a standard production car for the first time. The new GranTurismo is available with both the high-performance V6 petrol engine, derived from the Nettuno, and a 100% electric version: the GranTurismo Folgore, the first car in the Modena-based brand’s history to adopt this solution. By 2025, all Maserati models will be available in a full-electric version, and the entire Maserati range will run on electricity alone by 2030.

For further information:
MASERATI
Maria Conti – Chief Communications Officer, Maserati – maria.conti@maserati.com
Davide Kluzer – Product Communication Responsible, Maserati – davide.kluzer@maserati.com
Matt Rindone – Head of PR & Communications, Maserati Americas – matthew.rindone@stellantis.com