Maserati's iconic Boomerang
First seen as a concept car at the Turin Motor Show in 1971, the Maserati Boomerang was a typically adventurous piece of work by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The Boomerang borrowed its mechanical underpinnings and 4.7-litre V8 engine from the recently introduced Maserati Bora, the Italian firm's first mid-engined production car, for which Giugiaro had styled the body. With 310bhp, the Boomerang was good for a top speed of around 185mph.
Its wedge shape and sharp angles would characterise Giugiaro's designs for many years, appearing in the VW Golf, Fiat Panda, Lancia Delta, Maserati Quattroporte III, DeLorean and the Lotus Esprit. The futuristic interior though, with its unique dashboard layout where the steering wheel rotates around a stationary binnacle of radially disposed instruments, looked more appropriate for the command deck of a starship than a passenger car.
These stunning renders of the Maserati Boomerang have been reimagined by CGI artist Marcin Karkowski from Cieszyn, Poland. To see more of Karkowski’s portfolio, click on the link below.
Images © Marcin Karkowski