The name Maserati refers to the seven Maserati brothers who all in some way contributed to the creation of this great car. The Corporation Maserati came into being during a race in 1926 when one of the brother's raced a Maserati-produced car. Maserati stayed with racing rather succesfuly and made tools in between races for funding. The Maserati symbol came to being after Mario Maserati sketched a symbol for their company and had a string of really good races after building production racer.

Maserati has been known for their GT cars and their plush and consequently expensive line of grand touring sedans fit for a king, or the shaw of Persia who fancied them enough to own several. Maserati also made a few mid engined super cars such as the Bora and a fast coupe and small sedan series named the Biturbo.

Since the 1980's, Maserati has completely changed their ideas for making cars. Maseratis were known for their racing success and outrageously expensive coupes and ultra plush GT sedan cars that only the rich and famous could afford. Today, Maseratis are much more mass produced, but still really expensive.

Maserati's line up in the late 80's to mid 90's consisted of seriously fast coupes and sedans and a short wheelbase spyder version. Interestingly enough, all of these cars shared the same chassis and drive train with only differences in engine size.