found some different sideskirt pics i havnt seen before...

[karatemaserati]

first time iv seen these in real life pics. alot better than the other aftermarket ones. dare i say opinions?!

 

[Andyk]

Nopt a fan of body kits on Maserati but the side skirts work for me but not a big fan of the front....

 

[philw696]

Not for me as I like the clean lines of the 4200 just changing the wheels made a subtle difference to mine. Love the butchness of the GS though that's proper.

 

[karatemaserati]

iv got to say that i really dont get the skirts on the GS. they are just such a weird shape, i honestly think this is what the GS should have looked like. with GS wheels tho, gs wheels are something special.

 

[karatemaserati]

seriously tempted

 

[rossyl]

It's wierd, I think the from back looks ok, the back bumper including the side skirts.

But from the front, I don't like the front bumper, also, I don't like the side skirts when looking from the front. The lines don't follow properly.

That said, it's your car, if you like it go for it.

 

[Hedgetrimmer]

The rear valance looks nice and uncluttered. However I think the front splitter and side skirts are not soft enough in their designs. The edges and contours should be rounder and more in keeping with the curves of the car. The GS has much more subtle contours to the same parts. I think there is definitely an argument to fit a similar rear defuses to the standard GS to make it look a little more modern from the back.

 

[BennyD]

Not for me I'm afraid. IMO, the rear diffuser clutters up the clean lines of the rear, the unresolved lines on the side skirts look like it has been kerbed and the front is too 'busy' and looks to be trying too hard to be 'aggressive'. It's a good job we are all different!

 

[CatmanV2]

Not my thing, either, Ian.

C

 

[Chrisbassett]

View attachment 16582View attachment 16583 seriously tempted

The back is trying too hard to be a Ferrari, in my opinion...and I don't know aerodynamics, but would that diffuser work better than the standard wing underneath? Especially with the spare tyre well immediately in front of it?

 

[Grinzzz]

Nice looking car. Not keen on the body kit though, front and sides look a bit busy. As for the diffuser it's a bit "me too". Loads of cars have that style of diffuser, probably mimicking race cars I guess. Only problem is that style of diffuser has to be within cm's of the road surface to do anything at all. It's just a bit of styrodynamics.

 

[Chrisbassett]

Only problem is that style of diffuser has to be within cm's of the road surface to do anything at all. It's just a bit of styrodynamics.

So it is just cosmetic and would actually remove some of the high speed grip at the back. I'll pass.

 

[Grinzzz]

I'm not overly sure how well the rear of the GS works. Based on the high speed runs at Brunty I think it works, the car hunkers down at the rear and the front end goes a bit light at 130 plus. So if anything the GS needs a bigger splitter on the front as the back may be working too well. Having said that it's a bit frightening for most people to have a car with loads of front end grip at very high speeds. So perhaps it is best left alone in that regard!

Difference is the rear of the GS is basically adding downforce and creating drag - it doesnt rely on ground effect to work as its essentially a crude wing. The style on this car, which creates less drag, relies on ground effect - you have to be in something like a radical to get low enough to make any use of ground effect aerodynamics. The bottom of the car has to be completely flat (or at least aerodynamically shaped) to avoid upsetting the air before it gets to the diffuser. These cars are far too busy underneath for it to ever work.