A Quattroporte is a luxurious sports car with great handling and is very well suited for long travels with more than two persons.

Besides that, it is the design that takes my breath away.

With the new Maserati, you can also see how close the sketches are compared to the finished product.

Yes, this is for me really my dream care! I just need to win the lottery to get one

O, and leave it up to Maserati to also take care of the design under the hood!

Images Credit: http://www.maserati.com/maserati/international/en/models/quattroporte

Maserati Quattroporte – A Luxury Sports Car

Company press release, last updated on December 13, 2012

The flagship of the Maserati product range, the Quattroporte, is larger, lighter, more luxurious, and more practical than the globally acclaimed car it replaces. With a 307km/h (191 mph) top speed, it’s also as fast as most two-door supercars.

The sixth-generation Quattroporte delivers a leap forward that not only sets the high-technology tone for Maserati’s upcoming new model onslaught but also remains faithful to Maserati’s long history in luxury sports saloons.

The powerful engine and the large cabin at the core of the Quattroporte’s design, dominated by a long, powerful nose and a concave Trident grille, provide a clear link to both the outgoing Quattroporte and the GranTurismo.

Even with all of its new technology, the new Quattroporte remains true to Maserati’s roots. Its V8 twin-turbo makes it not only the fastest four-door Maserati ever built, but also the most powerful and the most fuel-efficient.

The direct-injection engine family will boast a 3.8-liter V8 and a 3.0-liter V6, both of which are all-new, twin-turbocharged, designed by Maserati Powertrain and assembled by Ferrari at Maranello.

The 3.8-liter V8 engine provides Maserati’s new performance benchmark, reaching 100km/h in just 4.7 seconds and achieving a 307km/h (191 mph) top speed. It is 20km/h faster than the Quattroporte Sports GT S and delivers up to 200Nm more torque as well. The V6 twin-turbo doesn’t lack in performance, either, reaching 285km/h (177 mph).

With an eight-speed automatic transmission and both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive configurations (V6 only, AWD not available in RHD markets), it is also the most secure all-weather performance car in Maserati’s history.

To offset its scintillating performance, the V8 Maserati Quattroporte has lowered both its fuel consumption and emissions by 20% over the outgoing Quattroporte.

The all-new architecture retains the Quattroporte’s traditionally exquisite handling thanks to its 50:50 weight distribution, a double-wishbone front suspension, and a state-of-the-art five-link rear suspension. It can now deliver the added security and all-weather assurance of all-wheel drive as well.

It also delivers new standards in quality in every area from design, development, fabrication, and process controls. It is produced in a new plant that combines Maserati’s traditions of craftsmanship with cutting-edge technologies that are able to guarantee outstanding quality by controlling even the tiniest details.

Traditionally handcrafted detailing continues in the Quattroporte’s cabin, now more spacious and featuring both four and five-seat layouts.

Cabin luxury leaps forward technically too, with features like the Maserati Touch Control screen, adjustable pedals (left-hand drive only), reversing camera, and the optional 15-speaker Bowers & Wilkins audio system, as well as WLAN-based WiFi and compatibility with most modern mobile phone systems.

With the original Quattroporte in 1963, Maserati invented the concept of the luxury sports saloon and the new Quattroporte continues to be the benchmark for high-quality engineering, supercar performance, and comfort.

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One of his more famous designs is the Canon T-90 camera, who won the 1987 Design Award.

But the main reason for placing this information on the Design Cars website is the design of several Cars and Motorcycles.
One of them the Mazda MX-5 and of course his Chevrolett Corevette study.

Interview with Luigi Colani from Vernissage TV on the 2007 Translating nature exhibition

Luigi Colani

Read the Wikipedia for a History overview about Colani

Below you find some examples of his design ideas

Colani Canon Cameras

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So here is a view of the BMW M1 from his first appearance to its new concept anniversary version

The First version of the BMW M1 was introduced in 1979! so in a few days that will be Thirty, yes 30 years ago!

Here is a picture of that version:

Now over the years, another version was built, with much more power and more streamlined as well, but the big change in modern design was the latest version.

Now below you can see all three versions in a row, and still, be amazed by the fact that much of the first design elements are still there in the latest version.

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There are some car models that have been Redesigned to live off the success off their predecessors.

One of them is of course the:

Mini Cooper

The 1963 Mini Cooper.

The 2007 Mini Cooper

Another big one is the:

Volkswagen Beetle

1955 Volkswagen Beetle

Next generation VW Beetle

The new Volkswagen Beetle

And now there is yet another Revival

The Fiat 500

One of the early Fiat 500 models

The new Fiat 500 Models

Fiat 500 Luigi from the Movie Cars

I am sure there will be more to follow
Some good, some bad, some highly overpriced, some ugly, but they all give credit to the original design idea that made these cars so successful.

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The Art-Deco-inspired version featured a Black – Red Delage color scheme with white linings.

In 1982 Citroën included the 2CV Charleston in the standard model line-up, where it stayed until the end of the model production, in 1990.

Charlestons were popular in Italy, Great Britain and Holland as so were the new Charleston C3 from Citroën.

The C3 Charleston from Citroën was also a Big Hit among Citroën Lovers and it brought back memories about the CV age.

Personally, I rather have one of the new cars like the Red Line

Or of course, the Black Line which looks really awesome!

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Where is the old Design-Cars.com website?

I accidentally dropped the database that contained the content of this site…

I could get it back from a back-up of my provider but decided against it.

It felt like a liberation…

This site is up since it’s Registration Date: 2006-05-21 and after more than 10 years I feel it’s time to give a complete work over and start fresh…

So in the coming months, I will write new articles with the newest Car Designs that I like right now.

Before that, I will get this new WordPress website into shape.

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G check out the the mini website for this new Porsche

Porsche 718 Cayman

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A contract with the Volkswagen factory ensured that cooperation and service was handeld via the VW Dealer network. The model ran rom 1948 until 1965.

The international sportscar carrier of the 356 took off after its win in the 24-hours of LeMans.

Until 1951 the body was made of Aluminium.

The image below is the 1956 version. This was the final version of the 1300 and 1600 and S-versions as of 1951.

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Technical Specifications:

Engine Cylinders 6
Displacement 3.6 l l
Engine layout Rear Engine
Horsepower 345 hp
Torque @ rpm 288 lb-ft @4400 rpm
Compression ratio 12.5 : 1
Manual Porsche
Performance Top Track Speed 180 mph
0-60 mph 4.7 sec

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