My friend* and Maserati ambassador, David Beckham, has just designed the Italian brand’s first Fuoriserie Essentials, a refined collection of cars.

Beckham designed his Fuoriserie DB Essentials collection with two distinctive car configurations that express his contemporary re-interpretation of some of Maserati’s most timeless icons.

Captivated by the 1967 classy Maserati Ghibli coupé, Beckham selected a ‘Night Interaction’ blue for the exteriors of his first DB Essentials matching it with a tan shade for the leather interiors. 

For his second configuration, he paid tribute to the 1986 Maserati Quattroporte Royale, only produced in 51 units, and chose an exterior paint of a ‘Verde Royale’ (dark green) hue with warm brown leather upholstery inside.  

An exclusive metal plate celebrating the collaboration between Maserati and David Beckham is applied to the central tunnel between the front seats or between the two headrests. 

“Fuoriserie means ‘custom-built’ in Italian, and our Trident’s customization program is conceived to create singular experiences for our clients,” said Klaus Busse, Head of Design of Maserati.

“Our wish here is for them to express their personality and passion by creating their very own Maserati. Just like David, everyone can choose from a wide range of personalization features from our Fuoriserie Corse collection, inspired by Maserati’s glorious racing heritage, and from our Fuoriserie Futura collection, dedicated to lovers of technology and new materials,”  

Both Fuoriserie DB Essentials configurations will be available for order in the future.

*I met David when he was playing for the LA Galaxy in Wellington and the team was staying at the same hotel as me. I bumped into him in the lobby before the match, had my photo taken with him (after evading his tall bodyguard) then chatted with him while he waited for the team bus.