This article says that development of the 3200 GT has been heavily influenced by the team which engineered the 550 Maranello.
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/Maserati/old/3200GT.html
We know that the 3200 shares some parts with the 550, such as the brakes.
I want to know how the 3200 would have been if Ferrari had not taken over Maserati. Ferrari took over Maserati in July 1997. The 3200 launched on October 1998, at Paris Motor Show. Since there was not much time to work on, I think the influence was somewhat limited.
My main interest is the suspension. The 3200's platform (floorpan) is based on that of the 4th Gen. Quattroporte, but the suspension is completely different. From the Biturbo to the Quattroporte, it was MacPherson strut at the front, semi-trailing arm at the rear. The 3200 has double wishbone at the front and rear, like Ferrari. Was it intended from the early design phase, or was it the influence from the Ferrari team? What do you think?
http://www.autozine.org/Archive/Maserati/old/3200GT.html
We know that the 3200 shares some parts with the 550, such as the brakes.
I want to know how the 3200 would have been if Ferrari had not taken over Maserati. Ferrari took over Maserati in July 1997. The 3200 launched on October 1998, at Paris Motor Show. Since there was not much time to work on, I think the influence was somewhat limited.
My main interest is the suspension. The 3200's platform (floorpan) is based on that of the 4th Gen. Quattroporte, but the suspension is completely different. From the Biturbo to the Quattroporte, it was MacPherson strut at the front, semi-trailing arm at the rear. The 3200 has double wishbone at the front and rear, like Ferrari. Was it intended from the early design phase, or was it the influence from the Ferrari team? What do you think?