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Report: Maserati Adding Two More Affordable Models to Lineup
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Maserati is looking to expand down-market, with plans to introduce two new models in the next five years. The two models will span a rather significant price point, ranging from 55,000 to 70,000 Euros (roughly $74,000 to $94,000 U.S.). Currently the lowest price Maserati in the brand’s lineup is the GranTurismo, which starts at $118,000….
Polish President’s Final Ride a Stylish One in Maserati Quatrroporte Hearse
These images, from MSNBC‘s coverage of the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s funeral, show something that we just couldn’t believe we were seeing: a Maserati Quattroporte Hearse! This particular Maserati has been modified by Intercar Modena, a company that will turn just about anything into a hearse if the price is right. What’s really interesting…
Report: Next Maserati Quattroporte Platform to Spawn Alfa Romeo Models
With a second-generation Maserati Quattroporte on the horizon, it now appears as though the next iteration of the luxury sport sedan will spawn other models, including some Alfa Romeo products. According to a report by InsideLine, the new architecture will use a significant amount of aluminum to keep weight to a minimum. Along with the…
Report: Maserati to Follow Ferrari in Adding Hybrid Models
With Ferrari having announced at the Geneva Auto Show last week that it would offer hybrid versions of all of its future models, is it really any surprise to learn that Maserati is also looking to ad hybrid options to its lineup? While the siblings aren’t technically in the same part of the umbrella under…
Geneva 2010: Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Awards Edition is Subtle Yet Seductive
When Maserati announced it would debut another special edition model at the Geneva Auto Show we hardly even managed enough excitement to yawn. The new Quattroporte Sport GT S “Awards Edition,” is, however, worthy of a very intense look. Sure its just another of probably a half-dozen limited edition QPs, but in person is a…
Geneva Preview: Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Awards Edition Set for Geneva Debut
Maserati is a company that makes very few different models, but plenty of special editions, ensuring that practically every buyer gets an original. Set to launch at the Geneva Auto Show next week is a new Awards Edition version of the 430-hp Quattroporte Sport GT S model. After six years on the market, the QP…
Detroit 2010: Maserati GranTurismo Convertible North American Debut
Originally unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show as the GranCabrio, Maserati has decided to give its convertible GranTurismo model a more self-explanatory name for North America: the GranTurismo Convertible. This new drop-top expands the Maserati lineup to three models, including the Quattroporte sedan and the GranTurismo coupe. The GranTurismo Convertible is powered by the company’s…
Frankfurt 2009: GranCabrio Completes Maserati’s Three-Pronged Attack
Maserati debuted its first ever four-seater convertible, the GranCabrio at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The GranCabrio joins the Quattroporte sedan and the GranTurismo coupe in Maserati’s product line-up, giving the company what it calls the three prongs of the Trident. The GranCabrio will be powered by the company’s top-level 4.7-liter V8, making 433hp. This seems…
Report: Maserati GranCabrio Drop-Top to Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show
Maserati will debut its first-ever four-seater convertible at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show. While rumors of a convertible based on the GranTurismo’s popular and stunning platform have existed since the day the coupe model was introduced, we now know the name to be GranCabrio. Maserati is keeping most of the details secret until Frankfurt, but…
Maserati Bringing GranTurismo Drop-Top to Market
Maserati is planning a convertible version of the GranTurismo, similar to the Alfa Romeo 8C Compitizione drop-top which is based on the same platform. It doesn’t exactly take the foresight of a Nostradamus to predict that Maserati will bring a drop-top version of the GranTurismo to market, but the gents over at Car & Driver…
Novitec Tunes Maserati GranTurismo S to 600hp
Several years ago Ferrari tuner Novitec released it’s first line of parts for the Maserati brand under the name Novitec Tridente. The minor modifications made available for the Quattroporte model didn’t, however, generate much excitement. The opposite will no doubt be true of the new Novitec Tridente line for the Maserati GranTurismo S…. due mostly…
Maserati GranTurismo MC Race Car Debuts in France
Over the weekend Maserati revealed its GranTurismo MC race car at the FIA Media Days at the Paul Ricard circuit in France. The completely stripped down car will weight less than 1,400 kg (or 3,087 lbs) and while Maserati hasn’t released horsepower output numbers, they have said that the car will use the 4.7-liter Maserati…
Maserati GranTurismo S Gets Automatic Transmission
True to their word, the folks at Maserati unveiled the new Gran Turismo S Automatic at the Geneva Auto Show. The Italian luxury brand did, after all, say that it would unveil one new model at each international auto show. While adding an automatic transmission may not seem like much, until now those who opted…
Maserati to unveil Quattroporte Sport GT S at NAIAS in Detroit
Maserati won’t say much about the new QP that it plans to unveil at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, but it does claim the Sport GT S will be the “sportiest” version of its famous sedan. Using a modified version of the 4.7-liter V-8 found in the “S” model, power is…
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