Maserati Biturbo 4.24 SE

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When Alejandro de Tomaso acquired Maserati in 1976, the famous Modena firm was ailing and the market for their beautiful but troublesome mid-engine supercars like the Merak and the Bora was dwindling.

Launched in 1981, the Biturbo was thus an attempt to broaden the customer base and bring the thrill of Maserati ownership within reach of not quite the common man, but the BMW-driving man, at any rate. Available in a bewildering range of variants, all were luxuriously trimmed inside and all could sprint to 60 in under 7 seconds and exceed 135mph flat out.

This 1992 Maserati 4.24 Biturbo is a recent import from Southern Italy and is a late four-door variant with the race-winning 245bhp 2-litre turbo 24 valve V6 engine. It is one of only 384 cars produced with the Special Equipment body kit and manages to look meaningful yet understated at the same time thanks to it black bodywork, black interior and 16” OZ wheels.

The Maserati uses the same Weber/Marelli fuel injection found on the Sierra Cosworth of that era so servicing the car should be just that little bit easier. We are advised that the car may require some recommisioning work and that it has not yet been UK-registered but it does come with Italian documentation and a NOVA reference, so registration should be a formality.

Offered here from the McGrath Collection at no reserve, it could make a cut-price entry into the world of Italian exotica.