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There couldn't be a better scenario than the 2008 Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance for the debut of the stylish A8GCS Berlinetta Touring prototype, a berlinetta Gt marking the return of the famous Milan coachbuilders, among the leaders of the Italian automotive school.

Based on the Maserati Coupé GranSport mechanics, the A8GCS Berlinetta Touring represents the high performance sports car concept, with small dimensions, state-of-the-art constructive technology and perfect stylish synthesis between factory tradition and advanced aesthetic criteria. The new A8GCS Berlinetta Touring has been designed by the young Belgian designer Louis de Fabribeckers, in charge of the Touring styling department.

The 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.

The sporty look of the car is underlined by the combination between bonnet and front grille. An element dashing forward the other volumes. Hence the lateral lines of the body: the lower line ends on the rear wheelarch and the upper line dissolves in the rear end of the car. Together they create a dynamic sail shape, as on Flying Stars.

Of course, also the most successful car design is not enough to make an alive and complete object. It must be combined with excellent dynamic qualities, derived from state-of-the-art technical solutions. For the prototype A8GCS Berlinetta Touring, 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.

Source - Maserati

2008 Maserati A8 GCS Touring
Year	2008
Make	Maserati
Model	A8 GCS Touring
Body Style	Coupe
Engine Location	Front
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Body / Chassis	Unitary steel
Coach Work	Touring
Combined MPG	0.00

Engine
Engine Configuration	V
	90-degree
Cylinders	8
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Displacement	259.00 CU IN. \| 4245 cc. \| 4.2 L.
Valves	32 valves. 4 valves per cylinder.
Valvetrain	DOHC
Horsepower	400.00 BHP (294.4 KW) @ 7000.00 RPM
Torque	451.00 NM (332.5 Ft-Lbs) @ 4500.00 RPM
HP / Liter	95.2 BHP / Liter
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol
Fuel Feed	Fuel Injected
	Bosch Motronic fuel injection
Block	Aluminum Alloy
Head	Aluminum Alloy

Dimensions
Standard Payload	0.00
Seating Capacity	2
Doors	2
Exterior
Length	4200.001 mm \| 165.4 in.
Width	1800.001 mm \| 70.9 in.
Height	1210.001 mm \| 47.6 in.
Wheelbase	2500.001 mm \| 98.4 in.
Front Track	1525.001 mm \| 60 in.
Rear Track	1538.001 mm \| 60.6 in.
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Steering
	Rack and Pinion with Power Assist

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