Report: Maserati Mulling New Manual Super-GT Flagship

Maserati is reportedly mulling the development of a new low-volume flagship offering, and there are plans for it to be twinned with Alfa Romeo too.

It appears that Maserati is reportedly mulling a limited-run new flagship offering, and it’s set to harness the marque’s signature Nettuno 3.0-litre V6 twin-turbo mill with – critically – a manual transmission.

“We have infinite possibilities to customise products for our customers, for the entire range of Maserati. I’m imagining to do something like we did in the past, also considering Alfa Romeo,” said Santo Ficili, CEO of both marques, to Autocar UK recently.

Alfa Romeo's latest special, the 33 Stradale pictured above, was based off the Maserati MC20 midship sportscar that was recently face-lifted as the MCPura.

From which, the exec reportedly hinted to the UK title firstly that this upcoming new limited-run flagship super-GT will underpin the current Maserati GranTurismo. Secondly, this new flagship will also spawn a Alfa Romeo-badged creation.

The latter is set to mirror in effort as how the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was devised based on the Maserati MC20 lightweight mid-engined sportscar – the very same that was just face-lifted as the ‘MCPura’.

Prior to the 33 Stradale, the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione pictured special also shared the same bones as the previous-gen Maserati GranTurismo.

Harking back to previous collaborations between both marques, Ficili highlighted that specials like the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was based on the previous-gen GranTurismo model, and that it was built at the trident marque’s Modena plant where the mid-engined Alfa Romeo 4C that came after was also made.

Moreover, it seems any upcoming low-volume specials from Maserati powered by the Nettuno powertrain noted will boasts higher headlining figures than what the MCPura puts out now – for reference, it is rated at 621 HP and 730 NM.

At the heart of the upcoming low-volume special planned will be Maserati's signature Nettuno 3.0-litre V6 twin-turbo powertrain that boasts peak outputs of 621 HP and 730 NM.

What’s certain too is that the added power will possibly come from added electrification – perhaps it will gain a super plug-in hybrid (super-PHEV) setup a la the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance. However, there is internal debate about this ethos too.

In the same report, Autocar UK cited Maserati engineering head Davide Danesin in saying that there is a “bad feeling” about having a battery brimmed aboard a supercar as it bring both added weight and layers of complexity.

Internally, there's debate about added electrification, though the choice for a manual transmission option seems almost certain.

However, Danesin did also admit “There are still customers looking for pure mechanical cars.” We’ll add that stricter new Euro 7 (EU7) emissions regulations might force Maserati down this path of electrification.

“A manual gearbox is an opportunity. I don’t see that in big series [production], but why not do a special version with a manual gearbox? No reason to say never. It could be the right choice for a limited edition of a car,” continued Danesin further.

Recently face-lifted 2025 Maserati MCPura (formerly MC20) pictured.

Despite so, CEO of both marques Ficili did allude towards plans on emphasising the Maserati brand’s Italian heritage, even going as far in proclaiming that the marque’s home of Modena as “the right place” to build sportscars.

Presently, said township in Italy’s renowned ‘supercar valley’ is where Maserati builds both the current GranTurismo and its open-top GranCabrio twin.