“The Maserati V8 engine is dead, long live the Maserati V8!” » It is with this paraphrase of the old French motto that we can confirm to you today the end of the legendary engine from the Italian manufacturer.

The information was officially announced by Davide Grasso, the boss of the brand, during Motor Valley Fest 2023. will be produced until the end of 2023, and sales will continue until 2024.

The history is more than 60 years old

To properly celebrate the end of an era for the V8, Maserati has announced that the final two special editions of the Trofeo range will be unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​next July. We are talking about the Ghibli 334 Ultima and the Levante V8 Ultima, the details of which are still unknown.

These models are equipped with a V8, which the Italian firm has already described as “part of mobility history” AND “a collector’s item for all owners of a unique piece in the history of the Italian brand”, will be the last in a long line that began in 1959 with the 5000GT. 100,000 other cars produced by the Trident brand and equipped with the famous V8 will see the light of day.

On the way to fully electric

Now under the auspices of the Stellantis Group and its strategic plan “Dare Forward 2030” every future Maserati will have an electric and thermal version. In terms of heat, there’s a new 3.0-liter twin-turbo Nettuno V6 and a 2.0-liter turbo four.

From 2030, all new Maserati will be 100% electric. At the moment, the Trident company has only one electric model with an SUV, the Grecale Folgore. The MC20 supercar will also get its electronic version in 2024.