Fitting for summer, reveals of new open-air models seemed to make the most impact. Maserati presented its 621 hp
which shared the stage with the MC20 coupe and new Grecale SUV. For Maserati’s global CEO, Davide Grasso, there was no question that the Quail was the ideal place to showcase the hardtop convertible.“This is a very critical market for us and a very critical market in the world of luxury,” says Grasso. “If we are not competitive here, then we are not competitive globally. For us to be competitive here and proud to be here is a very defining moment for us.
Only a few yards away, Bugatti displayed its 1,600 hp W16 Mistral inspired by the 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Roadster Grand Raid and built on a revised Chiron tub. “Bugatti has always been associated with the purity of open-top driving,” stated Mate Rimac, CEO of Bugatti Rimac, in the official announcement. “So even though the legacy of the road-going W16 ends with the W16 Mistral, we continue the legacy of the roadster, first established by Ettore Bugatti more than a century ago.
It’s a sentiment shared by Gordon Murray, developer of numerous Formula 1–winning race cars and the seminal McLaren F1. Attending Quail to represent his own eponymous marque’s T.50 andsupercars, Murray says, “This is where everybody is, and it’s working out well. We’re getting a lot of interest. I’m amazed at the recognition we’re getting in the states, to be honest, because we’re not a very big company.