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Modena Automobili

A Motor Valley atelier reviving the Maserati Shamal with modern engineering and Modenese passion.

2022
Since 2022

Built for the road.

Founded by Franco Righi and Luca Stefani.

Modena Automobili was founded in 2022 by Franco Righi with co founder Luca Stefani.
The Story

Chapters of Modena Automobili

I

Its Project MA-01 reimagines the Maserati Biturbo Shamal on a stripped and rebuilt original monocoque.

II

The MA-01 uses a Maserati Ghibli S engine tuned to 500 bhp with an eight speed ZF automatic gearbox.

III

It claims 0 to 62 mph in 5.0 seconds and a top speed of 180 mph.

IV

The car was designed by Paolo Ferrari and Antonio Bonatti of BNC Design.

V

The team describes itself as a high tech engineering house with more than 200 years of combined experience.

The Signature

Project MA-01, the reborn Shamal

An angular silhouette is redrawn over a Modena street plan before its lights wake.

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