- Maserati reveal Undertaking GT4, a brand new race automotive mannequin for the GT4 collection.
- Primarily based on the GranTurismo with a 690-horsepower twin-turbo V6.
- Will go racing beginning within the 2028 season.
Let’s put a Maserati GranTurismo race automotive on our checklist of issues we didn’t anticipate to see in 2026. The Italian automaker confirmed as much as this yr’s Goodwood Pageant of Pace with the Undertaking GT4, a brand new automobile from its Maserati Corse division. The Undertaking GT4 is ready to hit the racetrack within the GT class beginning in 2028.
Maserati could also be referred to as a luxurious model within the trendy period, however the firm has a deep motorsport heritage courting again to the Nineteen Twenties. The Trident has been represented within the Targa Florio, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Indianapolis 500, Method E, and even Method 1. Most not too long ago, the Maserati GT2 race car, based mostly on the MC20 avenue automotive, has been competing within the European GT2 Collection since 2023.
Undertaking GT4 is predicated on the GranTurismo utilizing expertise taken from the GT2 program. Maserati says the physique and powertrain are taken immediately from the street automotive, which means this race automotive is powered by the corporate’s 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged Nettuno V6. In contrast to the street automotive, which produces as much as 582 horsepower in Trofeo trim for 2027 after a 40-hp bump, the GT4’s engine delivers as much as 690 hp to rear wheels solely, ditching the street automotive’s all-wheel-drive system.
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Maserati says the GT4 weighs round 400 kilograms (881.85 kilos) lower than the GranTurismo on which it is based mostly, because of a heavy food regimen that tosses out the entire avenue automotive’s luxurious options. You will not discover digital leather-based seats, touchscreens, and Sonus Faber audio right here. As an alternative, the spartan inside now incorporates a racing yoke, primary switchgear, a rollcage, six-point harnesses, and never a lot else.
The outside is much extra aggressive, however these modifications weren’t made merely for present. Every part you see is compliant with GT4 rules, together with the entrance splitter, dive planes, braking system, and 18-inch wheels.
This being Maserati’s a centesimal anniversary of racing, a particular livery commemorates the event. A big blue trident is featured prominently on a white background on the entrance of the automotive with 100 smaller tridents adorning the automotive from behind the entrance wheels.
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Motor1’s Take: Maserati is coming into the GT4 collection at an fascinating time. Porsche is ready to retire its 718 Cayman GT4 RS CS, changing it with the brand new 911 GT4 R for the 2027 season. The 911 needs to be an enormous rival for the Maserati GT4, however the BMW M4 GT4 EVO remains to be the automotive to beat on the grid, having been probably the most profitable automotive in 2025 and persevering with that lead mid-way into the 2026 season.
