" The Maserati Merak was the result of the Three Pronged trident's problematic and unlikely collaboration with Citroen. It was conceived as an 'entry level' supercar that could take the Maserati Bora's successfully brutal formula, tone it down a bit with "
Maserati Bora
It might look a litttle fat and bloated, and it might have had enough Citroen bits and pieces to put off the purists, but Maserati‘s Giugiaro-styled Bora from seventies is about as dialled-in a period piece as you could possibly imagine.
And what’s more, at the moment it’ll cost you a lot less than your comparable Countach or Ferrari BB.
Personally, we think the pure brutalism of the package is super-cool. With those hard sculpted edges and near-solid alloys combined perfectly with the ‘Indy’ 4.7L V8 – it’s more handsome than a Pantera and we think, just as desirable.
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It is both vastly more handsome AND vastly more desirable than the uncoordinated, Detroit-engined Pantera. It is arguably Giugiaro’s finest mid-engined design from the period, undoubtedly the most beautiful Maser since the 300S and inestimably better to drive than its Ghibli & Indy siblings. It is less of a drama queen – and far more user-friendly – than the Countach, and more than able to hold its own against the fine Ferrari Boxer. And, of course, it is a Maserati – THE gentleman’s car.
There is nothing like enjoying the sound, smell and feel of a properly sorted Bora in a deserted tunnel!
I love my 911 Turbo and Kleemann Kompressor CL, but the Bora is in a different league!