Momo Gritti Steering Wheel – A Ferrari Wheel?
Ferrari DNA in retail form — sitting between factory exclusivity and Momo interpretation.
by Mads – Last updated April 2026
Some wheels don’t belong to a category.
They sit next to one.
The Momo Gritti is one of them.
People keep asking the same question.
Ferrari or not Ferrari.
And the answer never really gets cleaner the more you look at it.
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The Ferrari connection (and why it matters)
Momo and Ferrari are deeply connected through OEM production.
These were factory steering wheels.
Designed by Momo.
Delivered to Ferrari.
Installed in specific models without any retail identity.
They were never separate “Momo products” in the aftermarket sense — they were Ferrari components built by Momo.
And that distinction is important, because the Gritti does not start where the Ferrari wheel ends.
It starts where Momo reinterprets that OEM base into something that can exist outside the factory context.
Somewhere in between
The Gritti doesn’t come from a “bare” Ferrari wheel.
It comes from a production reality where Momo already built the complete OEM steering wheel system for Ferrari — including the final visual identity.
What Momo did with the Gritti was not removing branding.
It was transferring an OEM design language into a retail product line and giving it its own designation.
Same origin.
Different classification.
What changes in the transition from OEM to retail
What changes is not the presence or absence of Ferrari identity — but the shift from OEM exclusivity to Momo retail classification.
The Gritti takes the Ferrari-derived steering wheel architecture and places it into a system where:
- naming becomes Momo-controlled
- variations are allowed outside OEM constraints
- distribution is no longer tied to a vehicle program
It is the same foundation — but no longer bound to Ferrari’s production context.
Variations that don’t fully align
The Gritti was never a single fixed thing.
Wood appears. Leather appears. Different finishes sit next to each other without strict logic.
Some details feel consistent.
Others don’t.
Even within the same name, there are small deviations:
- spoke finishes changing between batches
- materials that don’t follow a strict pairing logic
- occasional omissions in markings that should be there
Nothing dramatic.
Just enough to notice.
Sizes and proportions
Unlike the Ferrari-installed wheels, which were locked to a specific application, the Gritti exists in a wider range:
- 365 mm
- 370 mm
- 380 mm
- Sometimes 390 mm
Not officially explained. Not always consistently catalogued.
But present.
And that’s usually enough for it to leave the “single application” category.
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The horn button detail
Most versions carry a dedicated Gritti horn button.
And a cover ring that visually finishes the center section — sometimes matched, sometimes contrasting, sometimes leather-covered depending on configuration.
Small detail.
But it changes the presence of the wheel more than expected.
So what is it really?
It depends where you define the starting point.
If the reference point is OEM Ferrari production, then the wheel exists fully within that system already.
The Gritti is not “a Ferrari wheel without something missing”.
It is the OEM Ferrari-derived steering wheel reclassified into Momo’s retail ecosystem, with its own designation, identity, and variations.
Same DNA.
Different system.
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Final Thought
The Gritti doesn’t try to resolve its identity.
It sits in that quiet area between categories where most objects become interesting.
Not fully documented in the same way as factory wheels.
Not fully independent either.
Just close enough to raise questions —
and consistent enough to survive them.
