Chrysler Tc By Maserati

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Chrysler TC by Maserati was a Chrysler K platform Grand tourer jointly developed by Chrysler and Maserati. It was introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 1986 but was not available until late 1989. The TC (Touring Coupe and/or Touring Convertible) was intended to be a halo car for Chrysler. Only 7,300 TC's had been made (by hand in Milan, Italy) when it was canceled in 1991. Lee Iacocca started a friendship with the late Alejandro de Tomaso while at Ford, which led to the successful De Tomaso Pantera. During the 1980s, Iacocca found himself at the helm of Chrysler while De Tomaso was owner of the historic Maserati brand. In 1984, both companies signed a memorandum of understanding to create a sport coupe, which ultimately became the TC. The 1989 TC used a slightly detuned Daytona-spec turbocharged 2.2 L Chrysler K engine I4. This intercooled version, known as the Turbo II, was coupled to an A413 three-speed automatic transaxle.