Maserati News
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Stick Shift's Brett Berk and Motive Magazine's Eddie Alterman take a look at the Maserati Quattroporte GTS from alternate points of view.
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Humpday Mystery: What Would Debi Mazar Drive?
Can we just say how stoked we are to see Debi Mazar making the rounds again? She was three kinds of awesome in the 80s and 90s -- everybody's favorite badass girlfriend. She was the Thinking Man's Juliette Lewis, if Juliette Lewis bathed more and, you know, wasn't crazy. Like, seriously: we're not...
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Gallery: Audi R8 e-Tron And Spyder Live From Frankfurt
The new electric e-Tron concept has the looks to take on its stunning Spyder cousin depite lacking a V-10 powerplant.
Nelson Ireson -
Preview: 2011 Maserati GranCabrio
First deliveries of the 2011 Maserati GranCabrio will start next spring.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
The Las Vegas Wynn Hotel's Ferrari/Maserati Exhibit
For Maserati/Ferrari aficionados, the Wynn exhibit in Vegas is a must--plus; it's a great way to stay out of trouble in gambling Las Vegas were gambling seems to be the most anyone can do.... The price to get in is $10.00, but it's well worth it considering the people you meet. People like you who...
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Report: Veritas planning RS III Coupe, all-new SUV
From its raging 600hp BMW M5 V10 engine to its complete lack of ABS and traction control and its single-seater speedster layout, the Veritas RS III is perhaps the most potent yet completely pure driving experience available on the street today. But a new report out of England has Veritas planning a...
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Porsche's intense rivalry with Nissan over Nurburgring lap times may have cooled off in recent months, but a new rivalry appears to be in the works, this time with Cadillac and the CTS-V. A report emerging from Germany today has the Panamera Turbo lapping the Nurburgring in 7:56 minutes - just over 3 seconds faster than the American uber-sedan. It would also mean taking the mantle as fastest lap time for a production sedan, since the CTS-V holds that title now. Porsche hasn't confirmed the time reported by Sport Auto, nor has it released its own times for the car, so it will remain to be seen...
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Mantide supercar to challenge Corvette ZR1’s Nurburgring lap time
With a hexagon-centric theme and styling that looks like it was sent back through a space-time rift from 2020, the Bertone Mantide is a new and polarizing figure in the design world. Soon, however, it may also be a prominent figure in the performance world as the owner of the car reportedly wants...
Jeremy Weber -
Lamborghini releases mega gallery for Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder
Lamborghini used the Los Angeles Auto Show to debut a brand new convertible version of its Gallardo LP560-4 supercar, but until today only a limited selection of high-res official pictures were available. That's now remedied, so read on for the mega-gallery. Picking up the ‘Spyder’...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Limited-edition $315K Audemars Piguet watch styled after Maserati MC12
Complete with matching colors and the Maserati Trident, the Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon Chronograph is a fine Swiss watch modeled after the Italian Maserati MC12 Corse. Like most car-themed watches, it's not readily apparent exactly what the two have to do with each other aside from...
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Spy shots: V10-powered Audi R8 Spyder takes to the ‘Ring
Audi currently sells two versions of its R8 supercar, the original 4.2L V8 model and the recently revealed 5.2L V10 version, but there are two more versions in the works, one of which will be unveiled at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The two new versions are the R8 Spyder convertible and...
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Plug-in hybrid option planned for Jaguar’s XE Roadster?
Jaguar's transfer to new ownership last year had many, from customers to dealers to industry analysts, worried about what might come of it. But Tata Motors' ownership has so far proven reassuring in its commitment to the Jaguar brand. The latest word from Ratan Tata reaffirms the vision Tata has...
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Ken Okuyama, the Japanese born designer behind striking cars like the Ferrari Enzo and Maserati Birdcage, has opened a new design studio located in Southern California. In addition to a previous stint at Pininfarina, Okuyama was also the former transportation design chairman of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and last year his self-titled design firm unveiled the K.O 7 roadster. His latest project is the Southern Californian design studio, which has been established in the former 13,500 square-foot Mercedes Benz Advanced Design Studio. Housed within the facility are individual...
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R8 Spyder convertible rumored for Frankfurt, electric R8 ruled out
Audi currently sells two versions of its R8 supercar, the original 4.2L V8 model and the recently revealed 5.2L V10 version, but there are two more versions in the works, one of which will be unveiled at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The two new versions are the R8 Spyder convertible and...
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Preview: RS Spyder-based Porsche Carrera GT successor
Even five years after its final production, the Porsche Carerra GT lives on in the hearts and minds - and often garages - of Porsche loyalists, supercar enthusiasts and plain old gearheads. Recently rumors broke that Porsche is working on a successor to the GT based around the RS Spyder American Le...
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Former Cadillac chief McNabb hired as Maserati NA President and CEO
When Mark McNabb announced his resignation from head of GM's premium division last week, it wasn't clear where he'd be headed next. But today, Maserati North America has announced he'll be heading up their company as the new president and CEO. The move from a GM brand to a Fiat brand is an...
Nelson Ireson -
Spy shots: Maserati GranTurismo Spyder
Maserati officials have confirmed the convertible version of the GranTurismo will arrive in showrooms by March of next year and now we have a few new details about the car, which is expected to go by the name GranTurismo Spyder. Maserati is yet to reveal if the car will sport a traditional canvas...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
First Lamborghini LP560-4 Spyder raises $270,000 for charity auction
Auctioning off hot cars for good causes never gets old, and further proof of that fact came this past weekend as the 16th Annual Race to Erase MS charity event in Los Angeles auctioned off the first Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. The car, a unique Spyder ordered especially for the even six...
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Germany’s Novitec Rosso is one of favorite tuners when it comes to modifying exotic metal and the company’s latest package for the Maserati GranTurismo S shows exactly why. This is just the second tuned Maserati from Novitec’s recently established ‘Novitec Tridente’, which launched its first product back in 2007 in the form of the Quattroporte, and for its second showing the new division has gone all out to make the GranTurismo S even more enticing. Not content with the Ferrari-built 4.7L V8 engine, Novitec engineers have installed a new supercharger system...
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Swiss Team unveils Maserati Quattroporte race car
Following this past week’s unveiling of the GranTurismo MC GT4 comes a second Maserati race car, this time based on the four-door Quattroporte saloon. The new car is set to debut in the 2009 Superstars Series and driving it, on behalf of the Swiss Team, will be former F1 driver Andrea Chiesa...
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Maserati unleashes GranTurismo MC GT4 race car
The wraps have come off the new Maserati GranTurismo MC race car, which has been developed for the FIA GT4 class and will compete in several GT4 European Cup races later this year. The new model is an offshoot of the GranTurismo MC Concept introduced last September in Monza and is based on the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Development has started on two-seater Jaguar roadster
Jaguar's transfer to new ownership last year had many, from customers to dealers to industry analysts, worried about what might come of it. But Tata Motors' ownership has so far proven reassuring in its commitment to the Jaguar brand. The latest word from Ratan Tata reaffirms the vision Tata has...
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Maserati lends name to carbon-fiber infused pushbike
You may have read about the global financial crisis turning Bentley to furniture production to keep its staff occupied, but this week's instalment of 'weird products from carmakers’ at least is a little more related to the world of motoring - although not by much. Maserati's stand at last...
Alex Kaufmann -
Centurion special edition Quattroporte honors AmEx Black cardholders
Times are tough, and even some of the wealthy may be making more-than-normal use of their ultra-exclusive credit cards such as American Express' Centurion Card, commonly known as the Black Card. But that membership entitles cardholders to special benefits, one of which was admission to the...
Ralph Hanson