The one-off classic concept car is now a registered vehicle and can be driven on the public roads in France. The seating position was laid back and the dash was simple and uncluttered. There were still a few controls on the center console. Most of the car’s controls were inside the steering wheel’s circumference. It featured a steering wheel that surrounded a circular pack of gauges and controls.
In addition to the innovative exterior and its powerful engine, the car’s interior was just as forward thinking. Most of the powertrain components were borrowed from the Maserati Bora, which was a production car.
#1972 MASERATI BOOMERANG MANUAL#
Power made its way to the rear wheels via a manual 5-speed transmission. By 1972, Maserati had dropped a 4.7-liter V8 that made 310 hp into its mid-mounted engine bay. The first time the car showed up in 1971, it had no engine. This shape has been copied by the Lamborghini Countach and Lotus Esprit among others, but the Boomerang came before these cars and did the wedge design so much better. The car has a windshield angle of just 13 degrees. It looks almost like it was squished or flattened so that it could cut through the air better.
#1972 MASERATI BOOMERANG FULL#
Its exterior is full of sharp edges and origami-like creases. The basic design of the car was a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with an overall wedge-like shape and a very low roofline. Reality has proved to be a little different, but this car still looks futuristic today, and it has many interesting design elements that really make you think differently about what cars should be. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and originally showed off at the 1971 Turin Auto Show without an engine, the Boomerang was a look to the future of what supercars would be. The result was a trend-setting, streamlined car perfect for the rock-and-roll spirit of the '70s, which is still delighting fans today.There are hundreds of amazing concept cars out there, but one that we often come back to is the Maserati Boomerang. The perfectly sleek sides were centrally divided by a thin black rubber trim, while the rear ended in a Kamm or truncated tail. The approach was futuristic, with a low, slender, almost tapered front styled to cut through the air, while the front grille included two rectangular air vents with a Trident in the centre. While the car's engineering design carried the name of Giulio Alfieri, the aerodynamics and styling were by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who created a two-seater coupé on simple, elegant lineswhich gave the Maserati Bora a balanced appearance. The Maserati Bora combined comfort and performance and had a top speed of over 280 km/h, ensuring great driving pleasure thanks to the engine's exceptionally agile response and the quiet interior. The car's distinctive features included retractable headlights to prevent aerodynamic drag, projecting differential on the rear axle, independent suspensions on all wheels (for the first time in a Maserati), disc brakes, dry-mounted single disc clutch, 5-speed gearbox and telescopic suspension dampers. The engine was the tried and tested 4,700 cc V8 producing 310 horsepower at 6,000 rpm (to be joined by the 4,900 cc unit two years later), mounted lengthways on a subframe installed on the monocoque. The wind of the Maserati Bora spans through 50 years of history, and reaches the dawn of a new phase for the Brand: all new models share the exclusiveness, sportiness and uniqueness that have always characterised the Modenese constructor, and Bora has also handed down its engine position, first introduced on the Tipo 63 (1961), initially reprised on the MC12, and now a key feature of the new MC20.ĥ0 years have passed since 11 March 1971, when the Geneva International Motor Show provided the backdrop for the debut of the Maserati Bora, which was produced until 1978 with 564 cars built, not to mention the spectacular Boomerang, a coupé prototype created by Giugiaro with futuristic engineering and wedge-shaped bodywork.įollowing the trend that had already revolutionised Formula 1 racing cars over previous years, Maserati asked Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign to come up with a mid-mounted rear engine sports car with enhanced performance, design, comfort and safety. Maserati celebrates the Bora, the first mid-mounted rear engine road car in the Brand's history, just as the MC20 is the first mid-mounted rear engine vehicle in the new Era.
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