To celebrate the brand’s centenary, Maserati unveiled the Alfieri, a 2+2 concept car at the Geneva Motor Show recently.

The new concept is working prototype and a clear signal of the future design direction of the company.

The company said the Alfieri concept represents the true essence of the Maserati brand.

It is a sleek, Italian style 2+2 like the1957 3500 GT, the 1959 5000 GT and the 1969 Indy before it, and clearly affirms Maserati’s racing DNA.

Sportier in character than the GranTurismo, the Alfieri boasts proportions that might well be archetypal for a future true sport car and certainly hint at the brand’s stylistic intentions for the near future.

The development process kicked off last summer.

Designers were asked to start from a blank sheet to create a concept for Maserati’s centenary.

The sketches that led to the Alfieri emerged among various other proposals.

In the 2+2 seat cabin, the design team have created a study in simplicity and minimalism.

The suspended dashboard is conceptually inspired by that of the Maserati 5000 GT.

The dashboard boasts a clean, organic, two-tone design built around a central TUFT screen.

Under the bonnet lies a transaxle platform of the Maserati GranTurismo 4.7 liter, naturally aspirated, V8 engine from Maranello which develops 460 HP mated to a six speed electro-actuated gearbox.