One and only Maserati Boomerang concept headed for auction - Gizmag
Whilst the likes of the Lamborghini Countach, the Lotus Esprit, and the BMW M1 were the on-road embodiment of this ethos, the Maserati Boomerang concept car that preceded them took this style to the limit. However, it was originally shown at the 1971 Turin motor show as a static display vehicle, and huge public interest meant that by the 1972 Geneva motor show the Boomerang had been turned into a fully-operational road car and a rolling advertising... Powered by a mid-mounted 310 bhp (230 kW) 4. 7-liter V8 engine driving the rear wheels via a 5-speed gearbox, the Boomerang took many components from its production model sibling, the Maserati Bora. Unlike the Bora, however, the Boomerang sported an outrageously raked windscreen, in front of a "glasshouse" passenger cabin replete with a huge sunroof and doors that were mostly made of glass. A ground-breaking icon of the era, the influence of the Boomerang’s design can be seen in the work of many other of Giugiaro’s contemporaries, but it also continued to influence the man himself in his later works. It is particularly obvious in the Lotus Esprit, where the wedge-shape theme, vast, steeply-raked windscreen, and sharp edges epitomize his style, and the MK1 VW Golf, which is arguably one of Giugiaro’s most successful designs. Source: www.gizmag.com
