Muscat: Al Fardan Motors hosted a live cooking experience at The Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel on December 1st. Journalists from different media houses got the opportunity to experience a fantastic drive in different Maserati vehicles.

I had the exquisite privilege to drive the Maserati Ghibli Hybrid. We drove from the Al Fardan Motors Showroom through the picturesque roads of Al Amerat towards Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

The Ghibli Hybrid is a Maserati in every respect, including the sound, which, in spite of the hybrid propulsion, is still the distinctive growl of every Trident model. It is achieved without resorting to amplifiers, by just tweaking the fluid dynamics of the exhausts and adopting resonators, tuned to deliver the typical roar. Anyone on board a Maserati hybrid must still hear the unmistakable sound of a Maserati engine. The drive and feel of the car were seamless and smooth. The Amerat road bends and curves were perfect to test the Ghibli Hybrid’s speed, control and steadiness. 

In terms of looks, the hybrid version of Ghibli features a number of details in dark blue, the colour universally adopted as the symbol of clean mobility. The three traditional air ducts on the front mudguard have a blue trim, and the Brembo brake callipers and the thunderbolt in the pillar logo are in the same colour.

Ghibli Hybrid debuts a new front grille that will make it even more elegant and unmistakable. This new front grille is characterised by a distinctive feature: the Maserati tuning fork. In fact, the updated front grille is based on this shape and is finished in chrome in the GranLusso trim and in an even more aggressive, sportier Black Piano in the GranSport trim. Like the other cars in the Trident Brand’s range, Ghibli also transforms its rear look, with the development of a new light cluster with a style known as boomerang design, inspired by many Maserati models from history and typical of the Brand’s genetic identity. It is a distinctive feature of all MY21 cars and appears on all Ghibli MY21 trims. To emphasise the boomerang shape, the clusters have been produced with a state-of-the-art 3K injection moulding technology, thanks to which the unit has been given a three-colour lens: black around the edge, red in the middle and clear in the bottom section. The light cluster is produced in 2 versions: black for the captivating “Black pack” trims and a lighter shade for the more refined GranLusso trims, achieved by just varying the colour of the internal upper surround.

On arrival at our destination, the hospitable staff of Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel were kind and welcoming. Around six live stations were set up at the Al Khiran Kitchen by Chef Anoop, Chef Vineeth and their team for us to make our own pasta and Burrata. As an ardent fan of Italian cuisine, the entire experience was exciting and filling from the heart to the stomach.

A huge thank you to Team Maserati and Team Al Bustan for such a wonderful experience!

Journalists With Chef Anoop and Chef Vineeth at Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel