It is Frankie Muniz you are seeing here in the picture with his Maserati Coupe. Muniz is your American actor and a racing driver at the same time. In case, someone out there reading this post doesn’t know who the man is, he is the actor that starred in the situation comedy of Fox network television, the Malcolm in the Middle. He was also seen at several films, which were all made to pre-teen and teen audiences. Some of these include Agent Cody Banks, Stay Alive, Big Fat Liar, and My Dog Skip. He was also the voice behind Nickelodeaon’s The Fairly Odd Parents, Chester McBadbat. In case you also know more, Frankie Muniz is considered one of the most bankable teens in Hollywood in 2003.
Having said a little glimpse of his biography, we are going to gear the topic off to his Maserati Coupe, that one in the picture he was driving. The First Maserati car appeared in 1998 at the UK to be badged as the 3200GT, although this was to be replaced by a faster 4200GT model in the year 2002. However, it was made known as simply the Coupe a little later. It was released in the market with the Spyder convertible form, its predecessor. And except for the bonnet power bulge and the absence of the boomerang LED tail light, which were the trademark of the original car, there wasn’t much difference between the predecessor and the new Coupe to boot.
But the newer Maserati Coupes have more physical features to look for. First, there is this front bumper featuring a horizontally-ribbed radiator grille, making the car a far cry to the older ones, when it comes to physical styling. If you are going to turn around and see the rear bumper, there is another change evidently displayed by new wide air intakes enveloped by a black mesh grille. At the rear side panels, you can now see the marque’s classic oval and arrod badge, apparently the reason was the auto stylist Frua. In addition to the new RAme Ghibli in metallic paint hue, the seven-spoke allow wheels have become standard. For optional extra, available are the fifteen-spoke wheel rims. The dramatic visual changes are probably the reason why Maserati Coupes have gotten around ₤56,995, or not.
Inside, there is another reason for the dramatic changes. Both the Coupe and Spyder come with different colored leathers, for dashboard, upper door panels, and the central zone of the seats. The instruments have new, sporty, blue and white graphics. They also now have the optional console and door’s aluminum colored kit as standard to the new car models, being one of the many interior modifications.
In addition to all these, you are going to surely love the new shocks, the bigger anti-roll bars, new steering box, Skyhook suspension, Navtrak GPS security system, and the Maserati Stability Program or MSP. These are probably the reason for the price mentioned just earlier. All these features are responsible for the handling capabilities or flexibilities of the car. The telemetry system allows for monitoring of the movement of the wheels and body. The monitor makes sure data is transmitted to a central unit.
At a bystander’s point of view, one could not possibly undermine the totality of this car. The perfect heel, the toe downchange, the engine’s bark, the sumptuous leather seats, chromed details, and a lot others are all going to hook one’s interest. Even from a distance, you could see how much valuable the car is. Probably the reason why Frankie Muniz opted to have this Coupe, the car fits a racer like one himself. So, Frankie Muniz and Maserati Coupe? I say, they fit in together like the car is made to his own consumption.
