THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 2008
- Body style
- Berlinetta
- Engine
- V8
- Type
- Concept
- Production
- 1
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
The Maserati A8GCS Berlinetta Touring has been designed by the Belgian designer Louis de Fabribeckers, in charge of the Touring styling department. The Maserati 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. For the prototype Maserati A8GCS Berlinetta, 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.
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- 1
- Production type
- Concept
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- V8
Dimensions & accommodation
- Length
- 4,200 mm
- Width
- 1,800 mm
- Height
- 1,210 mm
Design & manufacture
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Maserati
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Touring
- Designer · Documented
- Louis de Fabribeckers
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2008
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: _yoast_wpseo_primary_events. No award inferred.
Villa d’Este General · From the historical archive
- Date
- 2008
- Chassis
- General
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 8 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Touring Superleggera — modern revival history www.touringsuperleggera.eu | Coachbuilder official history |











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