2005 Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary

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What Is It?

2005 Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary

What's Special About It?

This limited-edition commemorative car wears unique Anniversary Blue paint as well as a few upgrades that further enhance the performance of this exotic Italian roadster. Reshaped front bumpers, extended sills and carbon-fiber roll hoops add a little extra visual differentiation along with the chrome door handles and specially finished 19-inch wheels. A chrome vent screen and twin dual exhausts finish off the exterior enhancements.

Inside, this striking Spyder puts even more Anniversary Blue paint to use on the backs of the seats to create an even match with the exterior when the top is down. The seats themselves feature a high grip fabric down the center and multiple adjustments for long-term comfort. Additional pieces of carbon-fiber trim are sprinkled throughout the interior in similar fashion to Maserati's MC12 supercar giving this Spyder plenty of unique bits to be proud of.

The Anniversary Spyder comes standard with a Cambriocorsa clutchless manual transmission that was retuned for faster shifts and better day-to-day usability. A more robust-sounding free-flow exhaust also comes as part of the 90th Anniversary package.

What's Edmunds' Take?

If Maseratis are your thing, this should be right up your alley, but casual observers will note that this car features few functional improvements over the standard model. The blue paint is stunning in person and the interior is filled with expensive carbon fiber, but you would have to be Italian to really even care much. — Ed Hellwig