GTP Cool Wall: 1974-1982 Maserati Khamsin

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1974-1982 Maserati Khasmin

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1974-1982 Maserati Khamsin nominated by @Wiegert
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Engines: 4.9L V8
Power: 316 hp
Torque: 355 lb-ft.
Weight: 1680 kg
Transmission: 5-speed manual, 3-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Body Styles: 2-door coupe
Additional Info: "A direct successor to the Ghibli Tipo AM115, the Khamsin utilised high-pressure hydraulic systems as it was developed under Citroën's ownership. A full-width glass rear panel and floating tail lights characterised the tail end, while a mild facelift in 1977 added three horizontal slots on the Khamsin's nose to improve cooling."​
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The rear end of the green one does look intresting...



...But the rear end of the silver one is intresting in the wrong way.
 
Well, the different angles of the rear end are a bit off-putting, but the rest of this package isn't half-bad to look at. Sure, it still has some of that classic "1970's Italian supercar reliability" syndrome, but with the Citroen hydraulics (which are known to deliver some fine confort and handling capabillities), it at least demands less of a professional wrestler's biceps to drive it.

Also, those tailights need to be within the rear grille (?), not below it. That's what makes the silver Maserati so off-putting... Cool.
 
Interesting styling, but the hydraulics are awful in these. They don't even sound good.

Meh.
 
Not a Lamborghini Espada? Meh.
 
This may well be the prettiest Maserati ever. It doesn't photograph well, but in person this car will easily shame a Daytona for looks.
 
The unusual use of glass and the tacky red leather seals the deal.




High cool.
 
Maserati Merak C3

Cool
 
What an interesting vehicle. Cool
 
Meh-looking Italian wedge with questionable reliability.


Uncool.
 
Sub-zero.
CSMDuty11
The rear end of the green one does look intresting...

...But the rear end of the silver one is intresting in the wrong way.
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The green one is an original European spec car. The silver is the modified US spec car with the low tail lights and elongated plastic bumper.
 
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Sub-zero.
The silver is the modified US spec car with the low tail lights and elongated plastic bumper.
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If the Cool Wall allowed for nominations of certain versions of cars (like the U.S version for example), I would give the U.S version an uncool rating because of the ugly rear bumper ruining the look of the car and how the taillights are so low compared to the European version.

Of course the Cool Wall is not about that so I give the car a rating of "Cool".
 
Floating tail-lights. Sub-zero.
 
The green one :drool:

Cool
 
An almost perfect design ruined by ugly black plastic bumpers, and that's just not cool.
 
niky
Floating tail-lights. Sub-zero.
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This. Altough everything else would qualify it for sub-zero easily. But those things :drool:
 
Euro Spec: Cool

North American Spec: .....

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SEND IT TO HELL
 
It's cool.
 
Any pre-80s Maserati is pretty much a guranteed SZ for me. Heavier and slower than the peers they were often compared to, but because most of the models looked so damn fast. There really weren't many marques putting out cars that looked like this, not on any sort of scale anyway (Ferrari, Lamborghini, De Tomaso, that was about all)
 
How the hell the NA version in the ear look so bad? What ehe heck happened to it?!

Anyway, Didn't vote SZ because, there's a few bits that would be ugly, but interior, an instant classic and interesting bodywork, and being a maserati, this gets a severe high cool.
 
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