There’s strength in numbers, particularly for a producer of high-end exotic automobiles. For a brand like Maserati, being linked to the Fiat Group not only means that it can offset its carbon emissions across a broader range of cars – something like the two-cylinder Fiat 500 TwinAir balancing out the GranTurismo MC Stradale – but also gives the company’s dealer network a ready fleet of more affordable loaner cars at their disposal.
A couple years ago, Alfa Romeo and Maserati – which had just recently been realigned under common leadership – announced a special edition MiTo that had been made specially for Maserati dealers in Europe. Now they’ve followed up with the slightly larger and more powerful Giulietta.
The Maserati edition Giulietta starts out with the 235-horsepower turbo four from the top-of-the-line Quadrifoglio Verde (green cloverleaf) model, and further distinguishes itself with the same brown leather you’d expect to find in a Maserati, plus special 18-inch wheels, red brake calipers and special badges inside and out.
In other words, a suitable loaner to receive upon dropping off your Quattroporte for its regular servicing. And if the Ferrari edition Fiat 500 was anything to go by, Alfa dealers could be find themselves fielding referrals from their Maserati counterparts with eager customers waiting to place orders of their own.
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