Maserati News
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Last year Maserati recorded its first profit in 17 years, posting a €1 million trading profit for the second quarter, but according to officials this is only the tip of the iceberg. Early last year the boss of Maserati’s parent company, Sergio Marchionne, made the bold objective that Maserati would deliver up to 12,000 units in 2011, and we suspect that he’s not one to back down on his claims. This year Maserati is on track to sell 9,000 vehicles, up from 7,500 last year, and if it hopes to come near the 12,000 target a new model is a must. In March, Maserati CEO Roberto...
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IED Maserati Chicane Concept Headed For GenevaOne of the more stunning concept cars set to debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show won’t be the creation of some overpaid and stuffy professional designer. Instead, it will be the work of a group of students from Italy’s famed Istituto Europeo di Design (IED). The new concept is the...
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Spyker bringing LWB C8 Laviolette to GenevaDutch supercar company Spyker may still be wrestling with its financial demons but that doesn’t mean it won’t be presenting at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. After undergoing a management shakeup and major refinancing, Spyker made the hard decision that it would have to drop plans...
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Maserati GranTurismo convertible due next yearMaserati recently recorded its first profit in almost 17 years and is selling more cars than in its entire history because of the launch of new models such as the GranTurismo. This is a trend officials hope to continue, which is why next year will see the launch of a new convertible version of the...
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Another limited edition Maserati Quattroporte - the Collezione CentoThe Quattroporte saloon has proven to be a great success for Maserati, accounting for the bulk of the record 7,000 cars the company delivered in 2007. In the hopes of an even more successful 2008, Maserati is in Detroit for the NAIAS with a very special, limited edition Quattroporte 'Collezione...
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Video: Maserati GranTurismo reviewThe lucky guys from Fifth Gear got the chance to test drive the Maserati GranTurismo across some mountain roads in northern Italy, and as we suspected they’ve come away very pleased with the new coupe. After all, who wouldn’t like a big Italian GT packing a powerful V8 and styling that...
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Spyker’s poor financial situation has forced it to drop plans for several new models and instead focus on just two cars, the C8 and upcoming four-door D12 Super Sport Utility Vehicle (SSUV). The C8 will still be available as the convertible Spyder as well as the Laviolette glass-roofed version but production plans of the newer C12 LaTurbie and the yet-to-be released Zagato edition will be shelved. The news comes from recently appointed CEO Hans Hugenholtz, who told reporters from MY Business Media that the C8 was kept because it's cheaper to produce than Spyker’s other models and...
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Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT 'S'Maserati is planning to unveil a new version of its Quattroporte saloon at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, with the new car carrying the title ‘Sport GT S.’ Based on the current Sport GT, the new ‘S’ nomenclature sees the car receive a host of upgrades including the...
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Maserati recalls Quattroporte because traction control may ‘trip out’Maserati has issued a recall for its Quattroporte saloon because of fears a software glitch could cause the car’s traction and stability control systems to switch off automatically. The only affected model in Maserati’s lineup is the Quattroporte but it concerns both the older Duoselect...
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New images of the Maserati GranTurismoMaserati has finally released new images of its stunning GranTurismo, a gorgeous coupe penned by Italian design studio Pininfarina with inspiration clearly taken from Maserati’s larger Quattroporte sedan and its previous Birdcage concept car. With rumor there’s a new small Maserati...
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Maserati announces first profit in 17 yearsMaserati has recorded its first profit in 17 years with a €1 million trading profit for the second quarter, up from the €7 million loss it made for the same period last year. The announcement coincides with news that parent company Fiat has seen its profits double for Q2 thanks to...
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Maserati Quattroporte By NovitecGerman tuner Novitec definitely had a tough task on its hands when asked to improve the performance and styling of one of the best looking saloons on the market. However, it did have a few major accomplishments under its belt to back it up. These are, after all, the same guys that had the guts to...
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We haven’t seen or heard much about Maserati’s new GranTurismo since its debut at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, but lucky visitors at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated with the car’s first “on the road” appearance. The new GT was entered into Goodwood's Supercar Run, which saw the likes of Caparo’s new T1, Glickenhaus’ P4/5 Enzo and the 2008 GT-R prototype entertaining the crowd. Despite wet conditions, 150,000 spectators turned up to see the parade of exotics climbing up Goodwood Hill, with supercar aficionado and Pink...
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Pininfarina design genius to lead Fiat and Maserati styleStarting in June, Lorenzo Ramaciotti will take on the responsibility for the future styling of all the brands of Fiat Group and Maserati. Directly reporting to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, Ramaciotti will be in charge of the future direction of some of Fiat’s most important models including...
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F1 cars net $6m at Ferrari auction, 1962 330 TRI/FM Testa Rosa Spyder nets $10mThe sale of four modern formula one Ferraris contributed a further $6m to the Italian team's budget at the weekend. The famous marque held a Sotheby's auction at its Maranello headquarters on Sunday, where the more expensive of the red race cars - the last single seater raced by Michael Schumacher...
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Maserati teaming up with Alfa Romeo for US expansionMaserati is in desperate need of a sales boost following its 17th year of running at loss, and the lucrative US market is probably its best chance of reaching its goal of turning over a profit this year. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne boasted that "Maserati will finally return to profitability in...
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Gallery: Zagato's Custom Maserati GSPictured above is the Maserati GS Zagato, a special one-off creation commissioned by Italian furniture bigwig Paolo Boffi, who took inspiration from the original 1954 Maserati A6 Zagato. Based on Maserati’s Gransport Spyder, the all-aluminum custom features a 180mm shorter wheelbase and a...
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Zagato Presents Customized Maserati GranSport SpyderOne year after the presentation of the Ferrari 575GTZ, Zagato returns to Villa d’Este with a new custom car: the Maserati GS Zagato. In the tradition of exclusive collections that inspired the creativity of car designers in the '50s and '60s, Paolo Boffi, an entrepreneur in the furnishing and...
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Maserati will be able to fund its own projects by 2011 and will no longer require hand-outs from parent company Fiat. That’s the claim from its CEO Roberto Ronchi who spoke with Reuters after the unveiling of the new GranTurismo coupe in Geneva. Ronchi wants to expand the company and Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne expects Maserati to deliver up to 12,000 units by 2011. That’s more than double the number of car’s it sold last year. Unfortunately, Maserati is currently running at a loss but hopes to break even this year and return to profitability by next year. "Growth in...
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Edo’s 800HP Maserati MC 12XXEdo Competition, a specialist at tuning Porsches and other exotics, has taken its previous MC-12R tuner car and squeezed even more power out of it. The MC-12R already produced an extra 70hp over the standard Maserati MC12 on which it was based, but now the tuners have created the MC 12XX that...
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Maserati considers more modelsMaserati is about to release its replacement for the aging GT Coupe but it knows that to reach its ambitious sales target of 12,000 cars by 2011, it will need several new models. The Italian carmaker is looking at three possible new models, the first of which is a high-end SUV based on its Kubang...
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2008 Maserati GranTurismo revealedThese are the first images of Maserati’s new GranTurismo, revealed ahead of the car’s official debut at next month’s 2007 Geneva auto show. The stunning lines were penned by Italian design studio Pininfarina, clearly taking inspiration from Maserati's larger Quattroporte sedan. A...
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Teaser of the Pininfarina designed Maserati coupeRenderings of the next-generation Maserati coupe have turned up, ahead of the car’s reveal next week and its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Italian website Quattroruote reports that the car picks up the simple tag “Coupe,” and these images suggest that Maserati...
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Maserati plans 12,000 sales for 2011 with new modelsFiat advisor Sergio Marchionne has made the bold objective that the Italian carmaker's subsidiary Maserati will deliver up to 12,000 units in 2011. Last year, it experienced a 3% rise in sales totaling 5,724 units sold worldwide. According to Automotive News, the company now hopes to more than...
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