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Maserati
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| The 3200GT was released in September, 1998. The car is powered by the 3.2 litre V8 first seen in the Shamal, but now producing 370 bhp. A 3200GT spyder is planned for 2002 when Maserati again will enter the US market. Prior to the release of the 3200GT sketches of the car had appeared in a variety of places - two of these were published in in a 1996 issue of iL TRIDENTE - the magazine of The Maserati Club (US). Now following the release of the car, it is interesting to reflect on the similarities between these two sketches and the final product. The 3200GT is of course a design by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital design, the person responsible for the original Ghibli, Bora, Boomerang, Merak, Quattroporte III and Royale. His design echoes the rounded shapes of the Maserati race cars of the 50's and the 3200GT name signifies an important point of renewal for the company just as the 3500GT perhaps did in 1954 when Alfieri first conceived it. | |||||
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The New Coupe (1) This was one of the two sketches featured by Seymour Pond in iL Tridente in December, 1996 | ||||
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The New Coupe (2). The second of the two sketches. Initially is was felt the car would be called the "Mistral'. | ||||
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Maserati 3200GT Factory photograph (1) from the product release in September, 1998 | ||||
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Factory photograph (2) from the product release in
September, 1998 |
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Maserati 3200GT
Factory photograph (3) from the product
release in September, 1998 |
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Maserati 3200GT
Factory photograph (4) from the product release
in September, 1998 |
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Factory photograph (5) from the product release
in September, 1998 |
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Maserati 3200GT
Factory photograph (6) from the product release
in September, 1998 |
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Maserati 3200GT
At the factory, taken during a visit in September, 1998 by
Francis Mandarano of MIE |
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Maserati 3200GT
Luca di Montezemolo and the production crew celebrating the
1,000th production Maserati. |
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