New Maserati Coupe

Is it my imagination or does the rear fender treatment on the new Maserati Coupe borrow from the California? I wonder if it is the same platform?
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Sorry this one off monstrocity is simply horrible. Wire wheels? Give me a break. The back is 99% Bentley.

It's based off the Granturismo, not the California.

 

Boy, that is fugly.

 

Looks just as horrid as my sister in law.

 

The similarities between the window lines are where it ends. That thing is NASTY

 

+ 1,000,000

 

EW...MY EYES!!!!

 

Where did this design come from...? Is it an actual Maserati design...? I think it looks awesome...!!!

 

*Throws up*

 

It was made by Vignale, I think.

I personally love it (but without the wire wheels).

 

This is not an actual new car from Maserati. It is a concept from Touring, which is making a estate version of the Quattroporte in a limited run. Touring is actually run by a Dutch company and I believe they own the company that made the wheels on this car.

Anyways, this car was first shown at Villa d Este this year, well before the California was officially released. Also since it is not an official Maserati project, unless the designers knew way ahead of time what the California would look like, it is doubtful they used it for inspiration.

 

Rear needs to be worked on but I like the smooth flowing lines, not a bad effort.

S

 

Touring!!! Not Vignale as I said.

I´m realizing that there is a "Superleggera" logo on the hood.

 

Here's the scoop on the retro design:

"A8GCS Berlinetta Touring

There couldn’t be a better scenario than the 2008 Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance for the debut of the stylish A8GCS Berlinetta Touring prototype, a berlinetta Gt marking the return of the famous Milan coachbuilders, among the leaders of the Italian automotive school.

Based on the Maserati Coupé GranSport mechanics, the A8GCS Berlinetta Touring represents the high performance sports car concept, with small dimensions, state-of-the-art constructive technology and perfect stylish synthesis between factory tradition and advanced aesthetic criteria. The new A8GCS Berlinetta Touring has been designed by the young Belgian designer Louis de Fabribeckers, in charge of the Touring styling department.

The A8GCS Berlinetta Touring lines are not affected by time or fashion: the car is characterized by a soft aggressiveness originated by the perfect balance between the front end, directly derived from competitions, and the harmonious and fluent flanks reminding of the extraordinary Alfa Romeo, Isotta Fraschini and Lancia Flying Star of the Thirties, an exceptional series created by Touring and still considered the best interpretation of Marinetti and Boccioni’s Futurism.

The Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera style is first expressed through perfecly balanced volumes (reduced front overhang, front central engine and large rear overhang). The result is a dynamic form that doesn’t need a lowered waistline. Moreover, the horizontal development of lines create a natural elegance.

The sporty look of the car is underlined by the combination between bonnet and front grille. An element dashing forward the other volumes. Hence the lateral lines of the body: the lower line ends on the rear wheelarch and the upper line dissolves in the rear end of the car. Together they create a dynamic sail shape, as on Flying Stars.

Of course, also the most successful car design is not enough to make an alive and complete object. It must be combined with excellent dynamic qualities, derived from state-of-the-art technical solutions. For the prototype A8GCS Berlinetta Touring, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera studied and designed a body in advanced composite materials, able to give the car lightness, structural strenght and performance typical of top granturismo and obviously respecting all international safety and environmental rules. The result is clear: the style protoype A8GCS Berlinetta Touring is able to enter small series production, gaining immediately a top place among the best sports cars."

...and the new Cali only wished it looked this good.

 

It's better looking than the Scuderia by miles.

And upto a few weeks ago, I would've said better than the Granturismo, but now...no.

 

The new Maserati GanTurisma is very California T like. Take a look.
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