Maserati Mostro revealed
Zagato helps Maserati celebrate its 100th with limited-run coupe inspired by old Le Mans racerItalian design studio and coachbuilder Zagato will help Maserati celebrate its 100th anniversary by revealing a modern interpretation of a famous race car once driven by Stirling Moss at the 2015 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
Called the Maserati Mostro, the new road-legal racer is said to have been inspired by the 1957 ‘il Mostro’ Maserati 450S Coupe Zagato in which Moss competed, but didn’t finish, the world’s most famous endurance race, the Le Mans 24 Hour.
The modern Mostro (Italian for monster) was named after the original car’s nickname, which was given to it because of its 300kW power output.
Based on a carbon-fibre monocoque of unknown origin, the lightweight coupe also has a body made entirely of the weight-saving composites.
Under the bonnet, Zagato hasn’t confirmed exactly what engine the Mostro will be powered by, other than saying it will be fitted with a dry-sump, mid/front-engined Maserati V8 with a six-speed automated manual transaxle.
The safe money is it will get a more powerful version of the 331kW/520Nm 4.7-litre V8 from the current Maserati Gran Tursimo MC Stradale.
Fitted with front and rear double wishbones, the Mostro is said to have been created for the track but will be street-legal.
Just five will be made and all are already sold, according to Zagato, each attracting a price of around $US1m.
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