00:00 I was very young, to remember the first time, maybe not, but I already came to Vizzola with the first series of the Biturbo.
00:09 My name is Omar Barbieri, I am 60 years old, I started working at Maserati in 1980.
00:21 As a test driver, the first car I developed was the Maserati Biturbo, the last one was the new Gran Turismo.
00:30 The Biturbo was the first car for Maserati that was mass-produced.
00:39 In 40 years, a lot has changed, there has been an evolution of technology, accessories, safety, performance.
00:49 The new Gran Turismo, compared to the Biturbo S, the concept of Gran Turismo car has remained unchanged.
00:57 It combines the sportiness, elegance, comfort and performance of a car.
01:04 The tire on a car makes the difference because it must guarantee to be able to reach the maximum speed.
01:17 To be able to unleash all the power on the ground, whether it is acceleration or braking, or lateral acceleration in case of curves.
01:26 It also manages to blur certain angles or emphasize the advantages and hide the defects of what has been done with the dynamics of the vehicle.
01:39 To achieve this result, the tire must be dedicated to the car, made specifically for the car.
01:47 So there is a lot of work behind the development.
01:51 The development of the car in these 40 years has changed a lot.
01:58 I remember in the past that the components were made on a technical level,
02:04 they were tested on the road, and when they worked, they were sent to the technical direction to be realized.
02:11 Today it is completely the opposite, with the advent of computers, simulations, virtual reality,
02:19 giant steps have been taken to develop cars.
02:24 But the thing that still today all this science has not been able to do is to transmit a character to a car,
02:32 and it is the person who can still do this today.
02:37 [Music]
02:45 (bell dings)
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