- Maserati revealed two one-offs created by its Fuoriserie customization department.
- The Maserati Quattroporte Grand Finale is the last Maserati to pack a V-8 engine.
- The Maserati MC20 Iris sports an iridescent AI Aqua Rainbow hue and white stripes.
In the resort town of Stresa, located on Lake Maggiore in Italy, Maserati has taken the wraps off two special cars: the Quattroporte Grand Finale and the MC20 Iris. Both were crafted for the same dedicated Maserati enthusiast, who is described as an entrepreneur in the United States’ biomedical field. The Quattroporte is the final Maserati fitted with a V-8 engine, while the MC20 is a rainbow-colored take on the brand’s 621-hp supercar. The two one-off cars were built by Maserati’s Fuoriserie customization division.
Not only is the Quattroporte Grand Finale the last Maserati with a V-8 engine, but it is also the last new vehicle to wear the Quattroporte nameplate, that is until the expected arrival of an electric successor later this decade. The Grand Finale is painted a deep blue color called Blu Nobile, with carbon-fiber trim tinted the same hue. Under the hood lives the 572-hp 3.8-liter V-8 from the Trofeo model that was last sold in 2023. The eight-cylinder motor wears a custom engine cover adorned with the signatures of the Fuoriserie team and the engineers responsible for the powertrain. The Grand Finale’s brake calipers are finished in brushed aluminum.
The one-off Quattroporte’s cabin is covered in leather, with the seats and door panels wrapped in a tan hide while the A-pillar and even the trunk are shod in black leather. The interior also contains acres of deep-brown wood, which appears around the rim of the steering wheel, on the center console, and on the inner door handles. The seat headrests feature the brand’s Trident logo stitched in black, while a “Grand Finale” script lives on the center console and the door sills.
The MC20 Iris, meanwhile, derives its name from the Latin word for rainbow and shows off Maserati’s craftsmanship. The car is painted in AI Aqua Rainbow, a sort of iridescent light blue that also includes hints of green, yellow, and red. A white stripe runs over the hood and separate white decals flow along the sills before soaring up and over the rear haunches.
The same aqua hue is found inside, decorating the sides of the seats and appearing on the stitching on the armrest, center console, and steering wheel. The steering wheel also wears a hash mark at the 12 o’clock position with a white stripe sandwiched by light blue, and the same color also appears on the “+” and “-” symbols on the paddle shifters. The door sill wears unique “MC20 Iris” badging, while the the rear trunk is lined with leather.
Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
Source: Motor - aranddriver.com
