# I Saw a Chrysler-Maserati! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383 "2009-03-14T00:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/1 "2009-03-14T00:42:05Z")
There it was-rusted out, belching blue smoke-with the Maserati TRIDENT logo in the little porthole rear windows! What a joke! This thing was just a “K” body car with a few ornament stuck on-what was the “Maserati” schtick? Did they think that you could turn a cheap , low end sedan into an Italian luxury car by sticking some labels on it? At any rate , anybody know how many of these things Chrysler made? And, what was the fate of them?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/2 "2009-03-14T01:07:54Z")
Well, in fairness it also had really nice leather seats and a bitchin’ audio system. Anyway, Chrysler sold about 7,500 of them and cancelled the partnership after three years. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/3 "2009-03-14T07:45:21Z")
They seem to be alive and well, in various states of beauty in NorthEast Ohio. I’ve seen them in very well cared for condition, and beater condition. One of the nicest I’ve seen is a maroon one owned by an older lady who comes in to work all the time. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/4 "2009-03-14T18:25:57Z")
I remember those, the K car by Maserati came out about the same time as the ‘Cavalier’ by Cadilac. Rather than make a car to compete with the BMW 3 series and the Benz, they both just stuck $500 worth of badging and trim on a 15 thousand dollar car, renameplated it and tried to sell it for $30k. Two of the worst cars ever made. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/5 "2009-03-14T22:49:49Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > the ‘Cavalier’ by Cadilac. Also known as the Cadillac Cimarron. Actually nothing wrong with the Cimarron that couldn’t have been fixed with a better engine, suspension, steering, braking, interior trim… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/6 "2009-03-15T00:58:21Z")
I bet that Maserati didn’t do 185… ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/7 "2009-03-16T03:37:57Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > I bet that Maserati didn’t do 185… Kilometers, maybe! ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/8 "2009-03-16T23:36:02Z")
I remember that abortion, known as the Cadillac “Cimarron”-what a piece of garbage. It was just a gussied up Cavalier, and underpowered to boot.GM really wrecked the Cadillac brand with this POS. This wasn’t all, though-years later, they brough over an Opel SENAOR (Germany) and called it a “Catera”-God knows where they got the name. That car was a flop too. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/9 "2009-03-16T23:52:52Z")
It was actually a “J” body. Believe it or not most of the body parts for this car were produced in Italy. I shit you not. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/10 "2009-03-17T20:29:40Z")
My mom has one - a Chrysler Maserati. Cream colored with blonde leather. She loves it, but doesn’t drive it much. The leather’s starting to look a bit worn, but other than that, it’s in great shape. Not sure I’d want one, though. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-chrysler-maserati/489383/11 "2009-03-18T00:28:10Z")
The Chrysler/Maserati TC > **[Chrysler TC by Maserati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_TC_by_Maserati)** > > The Chrysler TC by Maserati is a jointly developed car by Chrysler and Maserati. It was positioned as a grand tourer and introduced at the 1986 Los Angeles Auto Show.\[citation needed\] It is a "Q" body built on a modified second-generation Chrysler K platform. After two years of development delays, the TC became available in late-1988 and a total of 7,300 units (the minimum required under the contract) were manufactured in Milan, Italy, through 1990. All cars sold as 1991 models were manufactured ... [![](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/09/28/automobiles/600-Chrysler-TC.jpg) ](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/09/28/automobiles/600-Chrysler-TC.jpg)