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[90TilInfinity]

Geneva trailer
Geneva unveiling (the sound...)

Expected to replace the GranTurismo:

It is uses the GranTurismo's transaxle and 4.7-litre V8 engine which develops 460bhp at 7000rpm and 383lb ft at 4750rpm. The Alfieri uses a bespoke exhaust system.

It uses Maserati's MC Shift automated manual gearbox with a limited-slip differential and Maserati claimes "optimised" weight distribution with slight rear bias.

It also uses the MC Stradale's carbon ceramic brakes and Brembo callipers.

Maserati is said to have targeted a kerb weight of less than 1400kg for the new car.

The concept features specially-designed 20 and 21in wheels with spokes inspired by the classic spoke wheels of the 1950s. The show car is finished in "Steel Flair" paint and accents including the brake calipers, grille, air ducts and tailpipes are painted in Maserati Blue.

The 2+2 cabin is influenced by the 5000GT and is built around a central screen. The instrument panel is a digital twin-dial affair and the floor is finished in a material that simulates the oxidised steel finish found on race cars from the 1950s.

I need to learn how to rap

 

[jon bones]

That'll be tough to drive with such a throbbing erection.

 

[jts]

cot dayum

Dat front is killer

The rear end a bit too soft tho.

 

[Anion]

Maserati is said to have targeted a kerb weight of less than 1400kg for the new car.

Wow, that sounds promising

 

[Rayven_king]

this shit hot

 

[VanquishUK]

Those Italians know how to make a car, damn.

 

[jonnyp]

Gorgeous!

 

[Seanspeed]

Look at those fucking wheels. Hot damn.

 

[TheMan]

Looks like an Aston Martin and a ferrari got together and had a baby. Good looking car right there

 

[sixteen-bit]

kinda evocative of aston imo

 

[Buzzati]

sharp wheels

definitely below my standards

 

[pestul]

The wheels.. holy shit. What an amazing car.

 

[Sickboy007]

Those curves

 

[xenist]

Not enough spoilers and wings and airducts and shit.

This cool looks impossibly good.

Edit: I'm leaving the Freudian slip as is.

 

[-Setsuna-]

It reminds me of some Zagato designs... A gorgeous car, undeniably.

 

[Slayer-33]

Fairly distinctive looking, rear half section seems unfinished though and pretty "concept looking"

 

[Coreda]

A fine looking automobile. For some reason I picture it as a Bond car.

 

[psylah]

Not my cup of tea.

The Gran Turismo looked better, while this looks like it's a fattened-up Vanquish.

 

[Bo-Locks]

Looks like an Aston, which is the highest compliment I can pay them in terms of styling.

 

[paskowitz]

I for one am not a fan. It looks a little squished.

 

[soundscream]

That sound!

My nipples are hard.

 

[TCRS]

brb imagining interior since no pics

 

[sohois]

Christ that's hideous.

Guess they looked at the success of the Panamera and decided that it didn't matter how a car looked, or something.

 

[Don't Laugh]

I prefer the looks of the gran turismo

 

[sgjackson]

This is incredible.

 

[Betta Lines]

The headlights look a bit too much like the Vision GT's:

No bad thing on its own, but it doesn't seem to suit the front end of the Maserati at all.

They look too low down! This is roughly where I'd expect to see the lights on a nose/hood/bonnet like that:

 

[drspeedy]

That'll be tough to drive with such a throbbing erection.

Yup!

That car looks amazing, and a welcome change of design for them. Very sleek and modern, without sacrificing the 'Maserati look'.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Gorgeous vehicle.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

I need a second job.

 

[Browny]

That'll be tough to drive with such a throbbing erection.

First reply delivers.

The rear end reminds me of a TVR, but apart from that... I need to win the lottery.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Aston Martin called. They want their car back.

Or are we just going to ignore its existence?

 

[Escalation]

That contour in the side window is pretty unique looking.

 

[Jaeger]

Christ that's hideous.

Guess they looked at the success of the Panamera and decided that it didn't matter how a car looked, or something.

Looks absolutely nothing like a Panamera.

The headlights look a bit too much like the Vision GT's:

They are similar, and they fit. Those lamps are aggressive, and do a great job of lowering the front end more.

Aston Martin called. They want their car back.

Or are we just going to ignore its existence?

Because Aston was the first to ever to a 2 Seater GT car. lol

 

[Patrick S.]

I like the Maserati's headlights just fine right where they are. They give the front some character, just like the Audi R8 looks awesome with the low headlights.

The Aston has a fine arse, but other than that it looks hideously disproportionate, and with a rebadge it could be a BMW or a Marcos that has been t-boned.

 

[Jaeger]

Maserati hit this one out the park. Gonna be an uphill battle now to try and get one, for myself before I die.

With that said, it's rumored to be a F-Type fighter. Which means a lower price than the Gran Turismo (which is getting an update/replacement soon, too). That is, if this one isn't it.

EDIT - Dangit. People are saying it's replacing the Gran Turismo.

 

[onadesertedisland]

Needs a dentist.

 

[Seanspeed]

I'm not seeing the comparison to the Aston Martin, sorry. Looks very much like a Gran Turismo replacement.

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

Its beautiful, OP.

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

Aston Martin called. They want their car back.

Or are we just going to ignore its existence?

Uhhhhh nope. They're both sleek front-engine RWD coupes with strong shoulders and hips, but that's about it. Look at older Maserati coupes and you can see the evolution.

 

[psylah]

Look at older Maserati coupes and you can see the evolution.

I totally see it.

 

[xenist]

Aston Martin called. They want their car back.

Or are we just going to ignore its existence?

I didn't know Aston Martin had a patent on front engine, rear drive GTs. I thought these were coming out since the sixties. Maybe Aston should answer Jaguar's call. Unless we pretend the E-Type never existed. Or the Ferrari Daytona.

 

[arab]

but how many cupholders does it have?

 

[DJwest]

It looks spectacular.

 

[God Dayumm]

I need to learn how to rap

I need to learn how to reaggaeton

 

[CSX]

but how many cupholders does it have?

.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

So sexy.

 

[90TilInfinity]

Marchettino walkaround.

 

[psylah]

I didn't know Aston Martin had a patent on front engine, rear drive GTs. I thought these were coming out since the sixties. Maybe Aston should answer Jaguar's call. Unless we pretend the E-Type never existed. Or the Ferrari Daytona.

The early 2000's Maserati Coupe pretty directly aped the DB7, the front end mostly.

 

[Enron]

Those Italians know how to make a car, damn.

Actually, they kind of don't. Which is the problem with all Italian cars, like, ever unfortunately. They do know how to make them pretty, however.

 

[Jaeger]

It's design lineage is easy to trace, within the actual Maserati cars history.

Maserati Merak

Maserati 3200 GT

Actually, they kind of don't. Which is the problem with all Italian cars, like, ever unfortunately.