Maserati didn’t wait for you to ask.
They brought the Project GT4 to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It sits on the lawn while fans gasp. Then you realize this thing actually goes racing.
Start date? 2028.
The breakdown is simple. This machine rides on GranTurismo bones but keeps the luxury baggage. It is a pure track weapon wrapped in a badge most people associate with limousine drivers.
Heritage Meets Hybrids? No, Just V6s
Maserati has raced since the 1920s seriously.
They were at Le Mans. They raced in Formula 1. The Indianapolis 500? Yep. Even the Mille Miglia. The recent GT2 contender, the MC20, has been hammering through the European GT2 series since 2023 so we knew the engineering team was busy.
Now they apply those lessons to the GranTurismo.
The body? Road legal shapes.
The engine? Same 3.0-liter Nettuno V6 but louder.
Forget the road car’s all-wheel-drive complexity. This version dumps 690 horsepower into the rear wheels only. The standard Trofeo gets 582 hp in 2027. The race car gets a significant boost pure torque aimed at killing tires and breaking hearts.
Diet Harder
Weight matters. Maserati stripped 400 kg off the chassis. That is nearly 900 pounds gone.
What did they throw away? Everything comfortable. No Sonus Faber speakers. No heated leather. No touchscreens. Just carbon, metal, and raw intent. Inside you find a racing yoke six-point harnesses a roll cage and silence.
The outside looks mean but it serves a purpose.
Splitters. Dive planes. Brake ducts. 18-inch wheels mandated by GT4 regs. It is aggressive but legal.
“Based on experience from the GT2 program.”
That is the pitch. They learned on the GT2 they built a lighter sharper car for the wider GT4 class.
A Centennial Gift
2024 marks Maserati’s 101st year? Or was it 100 years of racing? Either way the livery shouts it.
White paint. Giant blue Trident on the nose. Then 100 tiny Tridents running along the flank behind the wheels. It looks cool. It also screams legacy.
But the track is crowded.
Porsche kills its 718 Cayman. The 911 GT3 R arrives in 2027 big competitor. Meanwhile the BMW M4 GT3 EVO owns 2025 and holds the lead halfway through 2026.
Will the Maserati keep up?
It has the power. It has the brand pull. The engineering team seems ready.
I wonder if they actually expected us to want another grand tourer. We already have plenty. What we might really want is this loud turbo V6 screaming into turn four while everyone else checks their phones.
