Maserati already announced the end of its V8 run, but this car is really the last one.
Over the past few years, some automakers have been waving a fond farewell to the good-old V8 engine, including Maserati. In fact, it introduced ‘Ultima’ limited edition versions of its Ghibli and Levante in July 2023, and Maserati completed its last V8 engine in July 2024. This particular car — appropriately called the Quattroporte Grand Finale — is the final example of the current-generation model with an eight-cylinder engine behind the iconic trident badge.
To create this last one-off Quattroporte, the “Fuoriserie” team involved with customized models to give some special touches to its flagship sports sedan, which has been in production in its current form for the past decade. On the styling front, the Grand Finale has a body-coded carbon fiber body kit, brushed aluminum brake calipers and is finished in Blu Nobile paint, with blacked out fender vents and exterior badging.
While Maserati is banking on its 3.0-liter twin-turbo Nettuno V6 going forward, this Quattroporte obviously still packs a V8 under its hood. Specifically, it gets a 3.8-liter twin-turbo engine kicking out 572 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque. Not surprising, as it’s based around the Trofeo, but still a good amount of kick for a midsize executive car. This time around, though, those who worked on the Grand Finale project also signed the engine cover.
Inside, the Maserati Grand Finale classes things up with wood throughout the interior, including on the steering wheel, on the center console and on the door panels. There’s a special plaque just behind the gear selector that lets you know that this is indeed the Grand Finale, and there are a few other touches like black stitching around the headrests (embossed with the Trident logo) and a leather-lined trunk.
The Quattroporte Grand Finale is essentially an appearance kit, as no mechanical changes distinguish the model from the Quattroporte Trofeo. Nonetheless, it’s what the car represents that is the key here — the passing of the V8 era into a brave new world of smaller, more power-dense powertrains and, eventually, fully electric models.
Speaking of the smaller powertrain, this Quattroporte is not the only car Maserati introduced Monday. Alongside the Grand Finale, the automaker also showed a one-off commissioned MC20 called the Iris. While the four-door sedan represents the past, the MC20 carries the engine that replaced it in production: a 621-horsepower Nettuno V6. Special touches for the Iris includes Al Aqua Rainbow paint with white accents, and that color also makes its way into the interior through the contrast stitching.
While there’s a good past-versus-present (and at least near-term future) comparison going on here, there’s another reason Maserati unveiled these cars side-by-side. The same person, identified only as a “passionate Trident customer in the U.S.” and a “significant entrepreneur in the biomedical sector”, commissioned both cars from Maserati.
