Maserati Coupé
Maserati
MarqueMaserati
ProductionSpyder: 2001–2007 / Coupé: 2002–2008 / GranSport: 2004–2008
Engine4.2 L Ferrari-Maserati F136 R V8
Units built13,423
Maserati
The Maserati Coupé and Spyder (Tipo M138) are a series of grand tourers produced by Italian automaker Maserati from 2001 to 2008. The two nameplates refer to the four-seater coupé and two-seater convertible models, respectively. The design of both models was based on the preceding 3200 GT, which was not sold in the US. Due to the confusing nature of the names "Maserati Coupé" and "Maserati Spyder" (which could refer to any coupé or convertible Maserati has made) the Coupé and Spyder are both commonly referred to as the 4200 GT, which is an evolution of the prior model name and a reference to the increase in engine displacement from 3.2 L (3,217 cc) to 4.2 L (4,244 cc). The Spyder was first unveiled to the public at the 2001 Frankfurt Auto Show with the Coupé's debut following shortly thereafter at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show. Sales in the United States began in March 2002 for the Spyder and in May for the Coupé.
The introduction of the Spyder heralded Maserati's return to the North American market after an 11-year hiatus. Almost as soon as it was introduced, the Spyder was selected by Forbes as the Best GT for 2001. The Coupé and Spyder were designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign, who also designed the Ghibli, mid-engined Bora, Quattroporte III and the 3200 GT as well. Interior design was commissioned to Enrico Fumia and was based heavily on the 3200 GT's interior, restyled in 1999. The cars were built at the Viale Ciro Menotti plant in Modena, Italy. In total, 13,423 cars were produced before being replaced by the GranTurismo.
From the Wikipedia article Maserati Coupé, CC BY-SA.
Among the 117 Maserati entries in the MotorJury library, the Maserati Coupé holds its own page in a catalogue built to record every car ever made, from series production to one-off concepts. The record places its introduction in 2001. The photography on this page is hotlinked from Wikimedia Commons under an open licence, with the photographer credited on every frame.
To read the Maserati Coupé properly it helps to place it in its decade. The 2000s were the decade of electronics — stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids arrived while platform-sharing consolidated the industry into a handful of giants. Any car launched into that world was shaped by it — by what materials, engineering and regulation allowed, and by what buyers of the day demanded. Its direct contemporaries in this catalogue, introduced within three years of it, include the Honda Honda Fit, the Hyundai Hyundai Santa Fe, the Mazda Mazda6 — the cars a buyer of the period would actually have cross-shopped.
On paper, the Maserati Coupé reads like this: the record lists its engine as 4.2 L Ferrari-Maserati F136 R V8; kerb weight is recorded at Coupé: 1670-1680 kg / Spyder: 1720-1730 kg / GranSport: 1680 kg; drive goes through 6-speed manual transmission / manual / 6-speed Graziano Trasmissioni / Graziano Cambiocorsa Electrohydraulic manual transmission / automated manual; the layout is Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive. Every figure above is a manufacturer specification carried by the Wikipedia infobox or the open Wikidata record for this model — nothing on this page is estimated, and where a source is silent the row simply does not appear. Production is recorded at 13,423 units, which makes it a low-volume car in industry terms.
Within Maserati's own catalogue the Maserati Coupé sits alongside the Maserati 150S, the Maserati 200S, the Maserati 300S, the Maserati 3200 GT. The record names the Maserati 3200 GT as its predecessor and the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio as its successor, fixing its place in the model line's chronology. Design is credited to Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign / Enrico Fumia (Interior) / Frank Stephenson (GranSport). Assembly is recorded at Italy: Modena.
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