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Maserati delays return to U.S. Maserati is pushing back its reentry to the United States until 2002, due to delays in developing the new Spider and a normally aspirated 4.0-liter V8 engine intended for the U.S. market. Maserati had planned to return to the United States in early 2001 with the new two-seat Spider derived from the 2+2 3200 GT, the coupe introduced in Europe in fall 1998. Now, look for the debut in early 2002, with the current 3200 GT coupe equipped with the new 4.0-liter V8 engine. The Spider is expected in Europe by late 2001 or early 2002, arriving in the United States about six months later. Maserati withdrew from the U.S. market in 1991. Volvo safety car more than concept One of Volvo's past safety concept vehicles went into production as the 240 in 1975. So it is with good reason that observers are keeping a close eye on the Swedish automaker's latest safety concept, which will debut at the Detroit auto show. The SCC (Safety Concept Car) does high-tech things like detecting heartbeats to advise if a person is lurking or trapped inside a car, reads fingerprints to identify owners and provide access, adjusts driver controls and seating position based on a ``read'' of a driver's eye position and holds the occupant in place with CrissCross, a four-point safety belt. Redesigned A- and B-pillars eliminate blind spots and fiber optics create superior night vision by ...