Maserati has introduced its last V8 fashions on the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which can finish 64 years of the powerplant’s use within the Modena agency’s street automobiles.
Production of the agency’s last V8 engines will end this yr, and the ultimate V8 fashions are sure for particular Ultima editions of the Ghibli and Levante, with the previous dubbed the ‘334’ in a reference to its high pace of 334kph (207.5mph) – a 5mph enhance on the usual mannequin.
Maserati credit the rise to aerodynamic optimisations, which embody 21in Orione alloy wheels with new tyres comprised of a specifically developed compound, plus a carbonfibre spoiler. The modifications additionally assist the Ghibli to speed up faster, chopping its 0-62mph dash time from 4.3sec to 3.9sec.
The 334 Ultima’s Scià di Persia paint harks again to the unique ‘Shah of Persia’ Maserati 5000 GT, as does the Pale Terracotta tan leather-based inside. Special ‘334’ logos function across the automotive.
The Levante Ultima, additionally powered by the 564bhp twin-turbocharged V8, receives the same aesthetic bundle.
Maserati will produce 103 examples of every mannequin, phasing out the eight-pot engine from the top of 2023.
The Italian marque has offered 100,000 V8s since 1959 however will now section out the engine in favour of the extra environment friendly Nettuno V6 in addition to battery-electric powertrains.
It will use this yr’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to have fun this level of inflection in its historical past, displaying the brand new Ultima fashions in addition to the brand new V6-powered Granturismo Trofeo and its electrical variant, the Folgore.
