Maserati Levante Trofeo SUV car COBI 24503 - Maserati

You know that:

• Maserati was founded in Bologna on 14 December 1914 by the brothers Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, Ernesto and Mario, first as a car repair and spark plug factory.
• The original name of the company was Societá Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati.
• They built their first car, the Tipo 26, in 1926, with which they immediately won the Targa Florio race.
• The race was driven by Alfieri Maserati himself.
• In 1937, the brothers sold the car company to the Orsi family, but continued to work there as engineers.
• Since 1940, the company has been based in Modena, Italy.
• Mario, who had artistic talent, was the creator of the car company's emblem, the Neptune trident (symbol of the city of Bologna).
• During World War II, the factory was forced by the state apparatus to produce parts for machines for the army.
• An extremely successful Maserati racer was the Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, who won the prestigious World Championship with a Maserati 250F.
• Today, the Maserati brand is one of the most successful sports car manufacturers in terms of number of units sold.
• Today, the Maserati brand belongs to the Stellantis Group.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: length 5020 mm, width 2158 mm, height 1698 mm
• weight 2170 kg
• power unit petrol 8-cylinder V8 580 HP twin turbo 3799 cm³ engine with 433 kW
• top speed 302 km/h
• acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.1 s
• seating capacity 5
• fuel tank capacity 80 l

Five-time Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio on Maserati cars:

"Maserati was like a second family for me. They were people who loved their work and did it with passion. I was proud to represent the brand."