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is64fun
12-02-2004, 08:33 AM
http://img77.exs.cx/img77/5697/7b-0amaserati_gtcoup.jpg

the hidden car is so-called the answer of maserati for the porsche 911. a shorter version of the gt. what dou you think?
cooperluke
12-02-2004, 10:37 AM
Hum.... Maserati? Nice cars, but never a true rival for a 911!
Fleischmann
12-02-2004, 12:26 PM
It looks live an estate in that picture :D But I like the idea of Maserati building such a car :D
vexor
12-02-2004, 03:56 PM
http://www.channel4.com/4car/gallery/spy-shots-2004/M/maserati/gt.html

here's some more info on the car and more spy pics.

In my opinion, I don't think this will rival the 911, I personally don't think it's as "focused" as the 911.
Mr.Vercetti
12-02-2004, 04:35 PM
The Maserati 4200 which is the current "small" Maserati is in the same category with the 911. So... why build an even smaller one?...
Toronto
12-02-2004, 05:59 PM
looks kinda like the Z3coupe
DUNKiNUTS
12-02-2004, 06:51 PM
i would take a Mustang Cobra or even the brand new mustang and eat them alive. And if you all say that wont work give me the Ford GT
stradale
12-03-2004, 06:45 AM
It's not smaller than the current 4200 GT. In fact, it's bigger. It will have an even bigger V8 and will be made on a shorter version of the Quattrporte platform.

Everyone immediately thinks the 911 is invincible, but I'm going to wait and see. Evo was very positive about the GranSport and we all know that Maserati has the talent and skill to come up with a fantastic car. One thing's for sure beforehand IMO and that is that the Maserati will definately sound a LOT better than the Porker and can be expected to look a lot better as well.
bmwmpower
12-03-2004, 08:57 AM
in first pig look like 928
oantob
12-03-2004, 11:29 AM
Maserati is a great car but porsche is better nuff said :|
ikon2003
12-03-2004, 12:53 PM
Yeah, it does kind of look like a Z3 coupe, tho I also think it looks like Rinspeed's Bedouin Concept (a highly modified porsche w/ radical body lines.) Seems like Maserati has been on quite a steamroll lately...new quatroportte, modified (and improved) base models, the stellar MC12 and the subsequent participation in GT racing..... and now this...
ahmedgiyab
12-03-2004, 05:15 PM
I think we can't talk about "real" rivals....the 911 is a very unique car.... 8)

No car can cause any harm to its success.... :wink:
aarhead
12-04-2004, 04:57 AM
how can you tell its even a maserati?
blah
12-04-2004, 06:38 AM
Id never buy a wanna be Ferrari. :roll:
raphaelws
12-04-2004, 06:15 PM
strange
leo_26782
12-04-2004, 07:23 PM
The picture is strange: it looks very small compared to the 911, that is not a big car! Will it be a rival for the Smart roadster???
SilviaEvo
12-04-2004, 07:33 PM
it looks weird like a short morgue car. that big thing on the end has got to go!
callen
12-04-2004, 07:41 PM
Id never buy a wanna be Ferrari. :roll:

poor form blah! a maser is not a wanna be ferrari but something different altogether although they do sometimes share drivetrain parts.....a maser is not a ferrari, nor does it try to be. but neways, this car looks fugly with all the secret test crap on it, i cant tell at all.
HeilSvenska
12-04-2004, 11:21 PM
it looks weird like a short morgue car


I'm sorry, i just can't take this. Obviously, the hearse shape is a disguise to fool the likes of you people.

http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?n=178&sid=178&article=7688
blah
12-05-2004, 05:37 AM
Id never buy a wanna be Ferrari. :roll:

poor form blah! a maser is not a wanna be ferrari but something different altogether although they do sometimes share drivetrain parts.....a maser is not a ferrari, nor does it try to be. but neways, this car looks fugly with all the secret test crap on it, i cant tell at all.

Ferrari revieved Maseratti atleast over here in america hoping the Ferrari name would some how help it. The only Maser i have liked is the new MC12.
HeilSvenska
12-05-2004, 12:15 PM
Ferrari revieved Maseratti atleast over here in america hoping the Ferrari name would some how help it.


no. If it wanted to do that, it would have "Owned by Ferrari" "With Ferrari V8s" on their ads. Maserati makes itself clear that it will never be a Ferrari, and Ferrari will never be a Maserati. The president of both companies, Montezemolo said it himself. Mind you, it was the American focus group that got rid of the "boomerang" lights. And Ferrari didn't really "revive" Maserati just in America. I'd rather have the Gransport than the MC12.

And

Id never buy a wanna be Ferrari.

What's wrong with a Maserati? More leather than a Ferrari, more rarity than a Ferrari, more space than a Ferrari, more practicality than a Ferrari...

And 911 screams Yuppie.
blah
12-05-2004, 05:15 PM
Ferrari revieved Maseratti atleast over here in america hoping the Ferrari name would some how help it.


no. If it wanted to do that, it would have "Owned by Ferrari" "With Ferrari V8s" on their ads. Maserati makes itself clear that it will never be a Ferrari, and Ferrari will never be a Maserati. The president of both companies, Montezemolo said it himself. Mind you, it was the American focus group that got rid of the "boomerang" lights. And Ferrari didn't really "revive" Maserati just in America. I'd rather have the Gransport than the MC12.

And

Id never buy a wanna be Ferrari.

What's wrong with a Maserati? More leather than a Ferrari, more rarity than a Ferrari, more space than a Ferrari, more practicality than a Ferrari...

And 911 screams Yuppie.

When your buying your sports car and your looking at those type of cars, i dont know about you but i dont look at interior i look at performance. Also id take a 911 turbo, or 911 GT3, or Carrera over a Maser. Just my opinion.
HeilSvenska
12-05-2004, 06:33 PM
I'd do that too. But Gransport has a Ferrari V8 and the pace to match the 911s and the beautiful interior is just another + point. I'm all for 911 price bracket Maserati.
neilo63
12-06-2004, 05:31 AM
hahah you cant see anything it could be a goat under all that camo
blah
12-06-2004, 04:17 PM
The 911 is a unique car... it can't be compared to any other car. I'm not talking if it's better or not than the Maser... but it's different. However, I thought that the current Coupe was the "rival" of the 911... or at least is what I've been reading in all the mags lately.

Thats what i think. The 911 has survived what? 40 years unriveled? It has beaten every single competition that has been thrown at it. It has evolved yet stayed true to its roots. How many other cars can say that? Only maybe the Corvette, and the mustang, can really say they have stayed true.