The Maserati Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima will be the last Maserati models to be powered by a V8 engine
Maserati recently presented the Ghibli 334 Ultima and Levante V8 Ultima at the 2023 edition of Goodwood Festival of Speed in an effort to pay homage to the final chapter of its iconic lineage of V8 engine-powered grand tourers.
Since the launch of the Maserati 5000 GT in 1959, the brand has sold over 100,000 units of V8-powered cars to date.
While the Maserati Ghibli 334 Ultima (the number denoting its top speed in kilometres per hour) is the current fastest internal combustion engine sedan in the world, the Levante V8 Ultima is also powered by the same 572 hp twin-turbo V8 engine.
According to Maserati, the reason it chose the Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil both the Ghibli 334 and Levante V8 Ultima is because the event is considered to be a hallowed grounds among car enthusiasts and collectors worldwide.
Besides the two new V8 models, taking part in the Goodwood hillclimb this year was the Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo, equipped with the 542-hp V6 Nettuno engine which features the innovative pre-chamber combustion system and twin spark plugs and derived from Formula 1.
Meanwhile, the Maserati area also hosted the GranTurismo One Off Prisma, a proud expression of this car’s past and of the brand’s ability to go further. Joining it was the GranTurismo Folgore where showgoers fully appreciated everything about the Italian luxury marque’s first all-electric car, up close and personal.
Rounding off Maserati’s presence at the event was another showstopper, the MC20 Cielo. Having made its UK debut last year at the festival with David Beckham, it returned once more to the iconic hillclimb, this time in Rosso Vincente.
With its eye-catching design, outstanding weight-to-power ratio, carbon fibre chassis, retractable smart glass roof and powered by the F1-derived 621-hp V6 Nettuno engine, it was one of the main highlights of the four-day event.
