Maserati Chicane Concept: 2+2 Compact Sports Car
Motoring Channel Staff - 30/January/2008
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Maserati Chicane Concept
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Modena, Italy —
Maserati has revealed the first official image of its new concept car,
which is scheduled to be unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Named
the Maserati Chicane Concept, the 2+2 coupe shows how the Italian
sports car maker plans to evolve its design language beyond the new
decade. The Italian sports car concept was conceived by a
handful of design students schooling at the Instituto Europeo di Design
(European Institute of Design) in Turin, Italy, and shows off a far
more exotic look than we've seen from Maserati in the past. With
powerfully blistered wheel arches at the front and rear, visibly rising
up and out to give the car a bold stance, the design is outgoing but
still has an unmistakable Maserati flavour. Measuring 4.4 metres
long and 1.85 metres wide, it's a medium-sized sports car, and sits
quite low at just 1.25 metres in height. Considering it's smaller than both the current Maserati models - GranTurismo
and Quattroporte - the new concept has reignited rumours that Maserati
is currently developing or at least considering the notion of building
a smaller, more affordable sports car to boost international sales. The
Maserati Chicane Concept car retains the Italian sports car maker's
exclusive use of 8-cylinder power by using a V8 engine that outputs
power to the rear wheels. Maserati is expected to
release more details of the Chicane Concept at the Geneva Motor Show in
March, including power outputs, performance figures, and
potentially a statement concerning the future expansion of the Maserati
line-up. The Italian company will also show another concept car alongside the Chicane, called the Challenge. This
concept was also designed by students (perhaps Maserati is trying to
save development dollars), and is a 2+1 seater 2-door sports wagon with
a large boot for loading mountain bikes and othersizable sports equipment. Related
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