Fabrizio is commissioned to design and construct the models, manage the tests in the wind tunnel and test assistance on the ground. At its debut in the Paris-Dakar race of 2003 Tarek obtains excellent results: 18 days of desert and 10,000 km of racing. The chassis is in tubular steel and the body in carbon fibre. The generous wheel excursion dimensions are able to tackle sand, water and mud.

In fact, the Kubang's center of gravity was about 100 mm lower than the average SUV and had a weight distribution (48 percent front, 52 percent rear) that was optimal more for a sporty grand tourer than a sport utility vehicle. The line echoes the stylistic approach and styling cues of the Maserati rebirth models, which in those years had enabled the Modenese brand to bring its accounts back into the black and to re-enter markets that had proved key to its business strategies (such as the United States); The front end, in particular, is reminiscent of an evolution of that of the coupes and spiders in production in those years, although more massive. The automaker's aim was to take its space in a growing market sector without distorting the brand image. The vehicle never had a production outcome, but it set a precedent in the Modenese automaker's range: a second concept with the same name followed in 2011, while the final model, Levante, was unveiled in 2016.

Realized on Corvette mechanics and chassis, the outcome of seeking out a sports car designed as an elegant extreme leaps into the limelight carrying a pure profile, designed as though touched by drifting tides with long and slender front lights, bringing immediately to the mind the Moray, the English term for the eel-type fish, found in Mediterranean waters. Also resembling a moray rippling through sea waters is the sinuous contour line, whilst shaping the elongated front section - an unmistakable look of the Corvette grille - to a far stronger, more accentuated curvature is the serpentine bonnet (which projects frontward) forming a contrast with the upraised cut-off tail. Hinged to the rear door frame, thereby assuring freedom of access to the inside of the car, the clear crystal semi-dome of the doors - by which the side window and roof merge into one complete unit - swings open like a seagull on wing. Quick and simple to remove, these door wings ease the way to transforming the Moray from a coupe, with its unmistakable roof panel under the crystal dome, into a quasi roadster. Unlike many custom show cars of which only one are made, two Corvette Morays were produced, one with blue and the other with red livery.

The first series was unveiled in 2002 at the Seoul Auto Show. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Lacetti is nothing more than a hatchback version of the Daewoo Nubira, from which it takes the basic platform. The result of a General Motors project to produce a car intended to be sold worldwide at a competitive price, the Lacetti made its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2004. To achieve this goal, it opted for a classic design, developed on a hatchback architecture in three- and five-door versions, allowing better access to the car's rear seats.