We’re In Love With This Maserati Boomerang-Inspired One-Off

Meet the Peralta S. It’s a new one-off supercar designed by GFG Style, the Italian design firm founded in 2015 by legendary designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and his son, Fabrizio. Likely based on the Maserati MC20 and inspired by the 1972 Boomerang concept, the Peralta S uses a front-hinged canopy for access to the cabin, and uses gullwing-style swing-up windows. We’re in love.

The Peralta S gets its name from Carlos Peralta, the prominent Mexican collector who commissioned the build. The body is made from hand-bent aluminum, adopting a design that reminds us of the many wedge-shaped supercars of the 1970s and 1980s. With everything shut, there’s an unbroken arc that runs the entire length of the car, evoking a true sense of retro-futurism. The slotted wheels remind us of the lovely M1 Hommage concept from 2008.

The interior has been fully customized as well, with a line of vents for the climate control, column-mounted paddle shifters, and a slew of buttons on the steering wheel. The turn signal controls are located at 1- and 11 o’clock, a configuration we’ve never seen before. And like every other modern supercar on sale, there’s plenty of leather and carbon fiber packed inside.

GFG doesn’t say which car it uses as a base for the Peralta S, but the interior is suspiciously similar to a Maserati MC20. No specifications or performance numbers have been published, though if the drivetrain is unmodified, that means 621 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque from a twin-turbo V-6 connected to an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission powering the rear wheels.

We suspect the extra body panels and canopy roof add some weight, which could hurt the MC20’s original 2.9-second 0-60 time. We think the design is worth the loss in performance, in this case.

The Peralta S made its global debut at the Pastejé Automotive Invitational in Mexico on Saturday, though we expect it to appear at other events, like Monterey Car Week and the Goodwood Festival of Speed, throughout the year.