Maserati Chicane

The Maserati Chicane is a concept coupe that the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2008. It is a compact two-seat sports car with two small emergency seats behind, and its light, dynamic body carries many marks of the trident marque, among them the side air vent with three square openings and rounded corners and the large front intake with the trident at its centre. The coupe has rear-wheel drive and a front-mounted V8 engine. The design was conceived as a hypothetical entry model in the Maserati range, smaller than the GranTurismo and the Quattroporte. At the presentation it was shown alongside a second styling concept from the same school, called Sfida, a hatchback that exists only as a virtual model and was meant to be an everyday car that combines sporting character with practical space for sports equipment.