Tweedehands Maserati

The Maserati brothers opened their workshop in Bologna in 1914 and spent their first decades building racing cars, with the trident of Neptune's fountain as their badge. Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 Formula 1 title in a 250F, and the 3500 GT of the same year turned the company into a maker of road-going grand tourers.

The Ghibli, the Bora and the Quattroporte defined a particular kind of Italian glamour: fast, beautiful and a little louche. Ownership passed through Citroën, De Tomaso, Fiat and Ferrari, and the cars were never quite as reliable as they were desirable, which somehow made them more desirable still.

Today Maserati builds the MC20 supercar, the GranTurismo and GranCabrio, the Grecale SUV and the Quattroporte and Levante, with the Folgore electric versions running alongside the Nettuno V6. The rebuild under Stellantis is ongoing, but the mission is the one Modena has always had: make the most seductive car in the room.