New name for '06 Maserati coupe

[Twin Turbo]

I much prefer cars to have names as opposed to numbers so I'd really like to see the new Maserati renamed from 4200. There are some really cool names from Maserati's past and any of these would do fine:

Ghibli
Khamsin
Shamal
Sebring

What do you reckon?

[mr_tony]

Some famous names :

Mistral,Ghibli,Merak,Khamsin,Kyalami,Shamal.

However the irst road going maseratis (except the a6G cars as one offs) were the 5000GT and 3500GT. So the Numeral and GT has history on it's side too..

Many of the 'names' are names of famous winds. Not sure what other fmous breezes of the itallian / european region remain to be used...

[Twin Turbo]

Scirroco and Corrado are already taken (at least I think Corrado is a wind too, isn't it?)

Personally, I'd like to see Khamsin make a comeback

[McNab]

They haven't used Aquilo or Buran yet - both sound very Maserati.

Need it be a wind? If they can use GranSport why not follow up with GranTurismo - it would suit the car, although a little obvious and simplistic.

Come to think of it, Quattroporte is on exactly the same level - just as obvious.

>> Edited by McNab on Wednesday 22 December 17:14

[mr_tony]

[pedant mode=on]



www.allsportauto.com/english/maserati_buran.php

The Maserati Buran. Not what you might have hoped for thoguh McNAb! Looks more like a Renault Espace!

[pedant mode=off]

And of cousre it was only a prototype, so it's not been used in production at all so you are right really...



>> Edited by mr_tony on Thursday 23 December 11:12

[David A]

The maserati fanny magnet ?

[Twin Turbo]

I'm sure if that was translated into Italian it'd sound much better

[mr_tony]

Twin Turbo said:

I'm sure if that was translated into Italian it'd sound much better

Maserati Magnete Del Fanny

Hmmm, I think not

[McNab]

mr tony said:

The Maserati Buran. Not what you might have hoped for thoguh McNAb! Looks more like a Renault Espace!

Funnny that...it did occur to me after consulting my seventh encyclopaedia, and checking my Navigator's Almanack (1872 edition), that some cheeky sod at Maserati might already have thought of it!



Have they already dug up Aquila too (Roman)?

>> Edited by McNab on Thursday 23 December 14:20