Maserati
Nearly a century of activity has brought with it glory on the road and the track as well as more difficult times, which have helped forge the company's character and personality.
Maserati's best moments include the 246.029 km/h world speed record set by Borzacchini in 1929, the World Championship won by Fangio with the 250F in 1957, and the more recent launch of the new 390-bhp Coupé Cambiocorsa in Detroit in January 2002, which marked Maserati's return to the US market.
However, Maserati's history involves more than its glorious sporting achievements and the launch of great road cars; the company has also developed industrially over the years. Its relocation from Bologna to the current site in Viale Ciro Menotti, Modena in 1940 and its acquisition by Ferrari, completed in 1997, are but two examples of the many major events which have hailed important developments in Maserati's expansion strategies and the launch of its new cars.
In early 2005, ownership of Maserati was transferred from Ferrari to Fiat, which allowed the two marques to achieve important industrial and commercial synergies. Maserati is a marque the began life in a local context but then went on to become a major international concern, with representatives in 43 countries. In this section, you can relive this enthralling history and get to know the people, achievements, and cars which have made the marque famous.
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$87,900.00 |
6h 59m |
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$63,991.00
$75,992.00 |
7h 21m |
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$6,600.00 |
8h 51m |
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$45,900.00 |
10h 26m |
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$75,100.00 |
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$75,000.00
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$27,600.00 |
15h 29m |
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$22,100.00
$41,900.00 |
17h 53m |
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$93,995.00 |
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$45,100.00
$89,900.00 |
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$34,995.00 |
1d 12h 56m |
The Maserati story is one of excellence. Excellence in design, where innovative engineering approaches, such as the development of the 16-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive single-seaters, and hydraulic brakes, have often been ground-breakingly original. Excellence in the performance of the cars, which even led to successful forays into other sectors, such as speedboat racing, in which Maserati engines clocked numerous world speed records and titles. It was pride in this impressive history that kept spirits high even during the difficult days before the introduction of the Biturbo.
This affordable, turbo-charged 2-liter, capable of punching out almost 200 bhp even in the early 1980s, brought about a very welcome turnaround in the company's fortunes.
It is that same pride in Maserati's history that continues to spur the company's stuff to even greater things on an international level, including a triumphant return to the track. The same sense of pride, of course, that thousands of owners in 40 nations worldwide feel every time they place their hands on a steering wheel with the famous Trident badge at its center.
