Would the seats in this Barbie Maserati Grecale be unhealthily skinny?

Maserati has partnered with toy brand Barbie to create a limited edition Grecale. Because yes, this is not just a joke to generate publicity. The Barbie Maserati Grecale is for sale this Christmas.

Not in Europe, by the way, but in the United States, where the Barbie Maserati Grecale is included in Neiman Marcus’ Christmas catalogue. A portion of the sales price goes to the Barbie Dream Gap Project, which works for equal opportunities for girls worldwide.

Barbie Maserati Grecale joins the barbiecore trend

Maserati combines the so-called Barbiecore phenomenon with the Barbie Grecale. As a non-fashion-conscious auto editor, we were not aware of the concept before, but it turns out to be a fashion trend with lots of pink.

Well, then this Grecale is definitely barbiecore. It’s so light pink that it stains your retina when you look away from it. Maserati’s stylists rounded it off with yellow detailing and a few Barbie logos here and there.

Barbie with her unrealistic body a bad role model?

The interior is still fairly modest, with an emphasis on reasonable. Because the stylish black leather alternates with aggressive pink surfaces and pink decorative stitching. It can’t be seen in the photos, but we still ask ourselves: Would the seats also be unhealthily narrow?

Maserati praises Barbie for her – and we quote – “eclectic lifestyle, where business meetings alternate with glamorous events”. You could also say that she is a bad role model with her unrealistically thin body.

Will there be a toy variant of Barbie Grecale?

By the way, it would be fun if toy manufacturer Mattel now also released a mini version of Barbie Grecale for Barbie. It’s not clear if that will happen, but for us it’s the only logical step.

By the way, this isn’t the only special edition Barbie that Maserati is releasing. There’s another one coming. The version in these photos is based on the Grecale Trofeo, equipped with a 530 hp twin-turbo V6.