Maserati Biturbo Spyder

The Maserati Biturbo Spyder, later called simply the Maserati Spyder and known inside the factory as Tipo AM 333, was an open two-door sports car of the Biturbo family. It joined the range, until then made only of coupes and saloons, in 1984 and stayed on sale in several variants until 1994. It was the first open Maserati since the Ghibli. Alejandro De Tomaso wanted a convertible mainly for the American market; a one-off cabriolet by Embo shown in Turin in March 1982 did not go into production, so the Milan coachbuilder Zagato was given the job of developing and building the series car. Zagato shortened the wheelbase to 2,400 mm, which made it in practice a two-seater, and derived the hardtop Karif from it, while the Turin firm OPAC supplied the bodyshells. The cars used nearly all the 90 degree V6 engines of the coupes and saloons, in 2.0, 2.5 and 2.8 litre sizes. In all, 3,076 Spyders were built.