For the origins of the Maserati Kyalami we must go back to 1972. That year, at the Turin Motor Show, DeTomaso Automobili launched their 'Longchamp', a two-door coupé, to accompany their 'Deauville' four-door saloon. DeTomaso called on American Tom Tjaarda, chief designer at Ghia (at that time also owned by DeTomaso) who produced a conservative looking design with a sharply angled front grille, two large rectangular headlights (a la Ford 'Granada') and wrap-around front and rear bumpers. The Longchamp was a four-seater coupe, powered by a 5.8-litre V8 Ford 351 Cleveland engine.
In 1974 after a period of financial turmoil, Citroën, the then owners of Maserati, placed the company into liquidation. By 1975, Maserati was in the hands of a partnership berween Alejandro DeTomaso and GEPI (an Italian state organisation whose sole purpose was the protection of Italian jobs). DeTomaso's Longchamp had not proved the success he had hoped and sales were low. During this time of re-organisation, DeTomaso was desperate to produce a new flagship Maserati. Given Maserati's financial restraints, his solution was to call in Pietro Frua's design studio in Turin to re-style the Longchamp and so was born the Kyalami.
Maserati Kyalami 1976 - 1983
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Най-много ми харесва при този модел,че има активен хард топ.
