# blogpost The 1988 Maserati Biturbo Spyder i

Today was one of the first warm and sunny days here in Vienna, and with the sun came this beautiful sports classic. By the way, sorry for the bad quality, I was between two appointments and on the wrong side of a busy four-lane road, otherwise I would have taken the time for a good shot. Anyways, this Maserati Biturbo Spyder i was built somewhere between late 1988 and early 1990 which you can tell by the rims and the grille; they are specific for these years.
Other than her hardtop-siblings, the convertible Biturbo was a two-seater, designed and built by the Milanese coachbuilder Zagato. As the preceding generations made themselves a pretty bad reputation in terms of reliability, the ‘88 model was the first technically sound version as a result of a complete technical revision. Still, that rep sticks to the whole Biturbo series until the present day, which is why these lovely classics can be had for (relatively) small money… Just as a hint!
Power-wise the Biturbo’s name already gives away that it is no fuel-saving economy car. Its V6 came with 220 or 250 horses from 2.0 L up to 2.5 L (there was also a 2.8 L engine but only 40 of these were build) and at 3500rpm it put down an impressive torque of 363NM. Those fitted with the 220hp machine do the sprint from 0-100 (0-60) in 6.5 seconds, which isn’t too shabby for an almost 30-year-old car, and the speedo stops at 220km/h (136mph).
While I’m not sure if I’d go that fast in a convertible, these numbers sound like those of a serious fun machine. And: convertibles are good for eargasms when you put down your right foot and listen to that biturbo engine doing what it does. I mean, just listen to it!
I’d love to drive one of these machines one day. Until that day, I will keep you guys posted about the beautiful and the interesting cars I happen to come across.