This isn't a spaceship, it's a Maserati-based hearse

The old adage "live fast, die young" just got an update. Because now, thanks to an Italian coach-builder, you can live fast, die young ... and get driven to your funeral even faster.

What a time to be alive! Wait, no, scratch that.

The swoop-y corpse carriage you see above was created by the Ellena Autotrasformazioni company. It started life as a diesel-powered Maserati Ghibli. Then it was stretched by just over 64 inches, bringing its total length to just over 21-and-a-half feet.

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Importantly, in fitting with its fancy exterior styling and low-profile sport tires, the hearse offers some luxurious features, including "pretend nautical leather," wreath door hooks and a stainless steel removable cross (just in case the deceased isn't Christian).

While it's a bit silly to make a mid-size sport sedan into a hearse, I do respect Ellena Autotrasformazioni for daring to continue the car's sporty body lines in to the fiber-glass add-on. Just because the car transports the deceased doesn't mean the vehicle needs to be ugly.

Kudos, Ellena.