Maserati Ghibli, Levante FTributo Particular Editions Honor Feminine Racer

Maserati simply launched its first EV within the type of the brand new GranTurismo, but it surely’s becoming a member of a line of already established merchandise that at the moment are getting some love from the corporate. The Italian automaker has introduced two new FTributo Particular Version fashions – the Ghibli and the Levante. The FTributo vehicles pay homage to Maria Teresa De Filippis, the primary girl to qualify for a Components 1 Grand Prix – and she or he did it in a Maserati 250F.

Maserati will supply the limited-series FTributo Ghibli and Levante in both Arancio Satan orange or Grigio Lamiera grey. The bodywork shade dictates the trim. The corporate will pair the orange with cobalt blue, which Maserati options on the rim particulars, the FTributo fender badge, and the C-pillar trident. These touches are painted orange on vehicles with the grey exterior.

The Levante FTributo will arrive sporting 21-inch Anteo wheels, whereas the Ghibli will get 21-inch Titano ones. Orange vehicles obtain wheels completed within the new Grigio Opaco shade, whereas the grey fashions get shiny black rims.

Inside, Maserati completes the cabin with cobalt blue finishes and orange stitching. The corporate pairs the colour mixture with black or orange and full-grain (PienoFiore) leather-based.

The FTributo improve is solely visible. Maserati makes no point out of tweaking the vehicles’ powertrains. The Ghibli is obtainable with both a 572-horsepower (420-kilowatt) V8 within the Trofeo or a twin-turbocharged V6 that produces 345 (253 kW) or 424 hp (311 kW) within the lesser trims. The Maserati Levante comes with a V8 making both 523 hp (384 kW) or 572 hp – within the Trofeo – and the 424-hp V6.

Earlier than turning into the primary girl to compete in Components 1, De Filippis, who earned the nickname “The She-Satan,” positioned ninth general and fourth within the 2.0-liter class within the thirty ninth Targa Florio in October 1955. She piloted a Maserati A6GCS alongside Luigi Bellucci. She’d race in F1 in 1958, once more in a Maserati.

Maserati calls the FTributo Particular Version fashions a restricted sequence, but it surely didn’t specify how restricted. The corporate additionally didn’t reveal when the fashions would turn out to be accessible or their pricing.