Demand growing for Maserati Cambriocorsa

Demand growing for Maserati Cambriocorsa

There are only four Maserati Coupe Cambriocorsas for sale in
Indonesia, and three of them have already been purchased and a
potential customer is in negotiations for the fourth. The amazing
thing about this is that each car carries a price tag of "not
more than Rp 4 billion" (US$471,143).

Well, there is a market for everything, including incredibly
expensive cars. That is the reason why PT Citra Langgeng Otomotif
officially launched the Maserati Coupe Cambriocorsa at Plaza
Indonesia in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, the very same day
students rallied at the House of Representatives to commemorate
their struggle to topple former president Soeharto five years
ago.

The company has already had to order two more cars from its
headquarters in Italy to meet local market demand.

The car's design, developed by Italdesign-Giugiaro, is highly
personal, through its Officine Alfieri Maserati personalization
program. A total of 16 body paints, 10 shades of leather
upholstery and five carpet tints are available for customers.

With a 4,244cc 90-degree V-8 aspirated engine, the
Cambriocorsa, meaning racing change, has a maximum power of 390
horsepower at 7,000 rotation per minute (rpm) and a peak torque
of 451 Newton meter at 4,500 rpm.

In short, this car is about power, speed and flexibility.

With top speeds of 285 kilometers per hour, the Cambriocorsa
can accelerate to 100 kph from a full stop in only 4.9 seconds!

The gearbox is positioned at the rear of the car in a single
unit with the differential, while the engine is at the front of
the vehicle. This layout, known as transaxle, offers an optimum
weight distribution between the two axles for the best
performance in all conditions.

With such a stunning engine performance, safety is the most
important issue. Maserati equips its cars with all the components
needed to help control steering, car behavior, braking and
suspension.

In this way, the car achieves the perfect balance between
comfort and sport, while allowing the driver to intervene and
choose a different set-up.

The advanced Brembo Braking system -- with four ventilated
bored discs -- guarantees safety even if the car must stop
suddenly and immediately. It matches to the Bosch 5.3 four-
channel anti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronic brakeforce
distribution (EBD), and the MSR (Multi-Surface Reflector) system,
which control engine torque to prevent rear wheel lock when
changing down a gear.

-- Primastuti Handayani