Maserati CC takes shape

These are the best pictures yet of the next Maserati Coupé. Codenamed LM139, the car was caught by our spy snappers leaving sister company Ferrari's Maranello factory in Italy.

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By Pictures: Dion M. Bosch

16th August 2005

It's just possible to make out the firm's trademark oval grille - as seen on the Quattroporte saloon - beneath the heavy disguise. But the real interest lies at the rear; engineers have cleverly hidden the all-new folding metal roof mechanism, a company first. The new model could employ a flip-over design such as that on Ferrari's Superamerica, or a conventional CC set-up.

The 4.2-litre V8 car could also provide the base for an all-new entry-level Ferrari. There are rumours of a front-engined two-seater, badged the Dino. It would be priced around ΂£90,000, well below the F430's ΂£118,000.