
Ferrari 550 Maranello Grey Metallic Maisto 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Maisto
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 4839
- Year
- 1996
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Grand Tourers
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Ferrari 550 Maranello Grey Metallic Maisto 1:18
TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 550 Maranello reproduces the 1996 front-engine V12 grand tourer in grey metallic. Entry-level diecast construction delivers the Pininfarina-designed proportions at accessible pricing, a straightforward way to add the front-engine Ferrari revival to a collection.
After decades of mid- and rear-engined flagships, Ferrari put the V12 back up front with the 550 Maranello, and Maisto's diecast makes that long-hood proportion the model's whole visual argument.
Maisto's Entry-Level Approach to a Front-Engine Ferrari
The body is diecast metal with a real sense of weight for the price bracket, and the doors open on straightforward hinges without the tighter damping found on costlier resin builds. Grey metallic goes on with a light, even sparkle rather than the deep paint depth a premium build would carry, and the cabin uses molded detail rather than mapped stitching or a layered dashboard. Panel gaps run a little wider than mid-tier diecast, consistent with Maisto's mass-market positioning. What the model does deliver correctly is the proportion that defines the 550: a long, unbroken hood line running back to a compact cabin, the exact shape that made the Maranello's front-engine layout an immediate visual statement in the mid-1990s.
The 550 Maranello's Return to Front-Engine Form
Ferrari's flagship had run mid- or rear-engined since the Testarossa era, so the 550's return to a front-mounted V12 in 1996 marked a deliberate shift back toward the brand's earlier grand touring formula. Pininfarina's styling gave the car a long hood and short tail that echoed Ferrari's front-engine coupes from decades earlier, positioning the 550 as much a nod to history as a new design. That front-engine, rear-drive layout continued through Ferrari's subsequent V12 flagships, making the 550 the car that reopened that chapter.
On a grand tourer shelf, this 550 sits well beside earlier or later front-engine Ferrari flagships, its grey paint offering a restrained alternative to the usual red.














