The Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima editions will be the last Masertis with a V-8 and will debut at Goodwood 2023.
Maserati has confirmed that it will end production of the V-8 for all models by the end of 2023. The Trofeo models of the Levante, Ghibli and Quattroporte are the only current Maserati cars with a V-8 option.
The Ghibli 334 Ultima is based on the Trofeo and the Levante V8 Ultima will be Maserati’s latest V-8 model to be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.
While we’re still celebrating McLaren’s newly redesigned V-8 hybrid, Maserati has told us it will drop the V-8 option in its cars. The company’s V-8 production will officially end in late 2023,
with the automaker focusing on the Nettuno V-6 engine. The radical change is part of Maserati’s “Dare Forward 2030” energy plan, in which every model will have interior lighting and a hybrid model by 2025, and soon will make it will be warmer by 2030.
As it stands, the Trofeo models of the Levante, Ghibli and Quattroporte are the only cars in the Maserati lineup to feature a V-8. It looks like the V-8 Quattroporte will die in the current generation of the model, but the Levante and Ghibli will also get another series of V-8 models.
Details are scarce, but we do know that the Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima are Maserati’s swansong for eight-cylinder engines. Both cars are expected to be unveiled in full at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.
Maserati seems not to be involved in the engine itself for these versions, since the manufacturer may give it a special role in the project.
In its current form, the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 produces 580 horsepower and powers the Levante SUV to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. The MC20’s twin-turbo Nettuno V-6 may be a two-cylinder, but it’s incredibly powerful and pumps out more than 620 horsepower.
V-8 devotees will find no comfort, but anyone who can find joy in a little bit of noise and waste should be satisfied.
