Maserati Biturbo S

Presented in Rome on July 23rd 1983, the Biturbo S was characterized by its two-tone paint scheme (silver or red over grey lower-body) with blacked-out chrome trim. The seats were trimmed in a special Jacquard cloth designed by Missoni.

The Biturbo was developed under the watchful eye of company owner Alejandro de Tomaso to be a more affordable car that could function admirably as both a practical three-box daily driver and as a sports car when the owner was in the mood. In fact the car’s philosophy was somewhat similar to the earlier BMW 2002 and the BMW 2002 Turbo which had been the world’s first production car with a turbo.

From the outset Maserati knew they needed to keep the Biturbo in production for a number of years, and that it needed to be relatively affordable to build. They developed a stamped steel unibody shell for the car with body styling by Pierangelo Andreani.