Maserati
Maserati Quattroporte MC Sport Line Debuts
Maserati showed off a new variant of the Quattroporte GTS at the Sydney Motor Show, labeled the Quattroporte MC Sport Line. While the MC moniker is normally reserved for cars like the MC12 supercar and the MC Stradale, the Quattroporte MC Sport Line is a mostly cosmetic upgrade with new exterior and interior fittings. Carbon…
Maserati’s M5 Killer Coming Next Year
Maserati has been rumored to be working on several new models, with the latest reports suggesting it will launch a new sports sedan under the Quattroporte model late next year. With a new QP in the works, it’s expected the flagship saloon will grow slightly, making room for a mid-size luxury competitor to the BMW…
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale Debuts With More Power, Less Weight [Paris 2010]
Inspired by the Trofeo GranTurismo MC series cars, as well as the Italian automaker’s GT4 race cars, the Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale brings much of the former two models’ racing capability to the street. With an extra 10-hp over the GranTurismo S model, the 4.7-liter V8 makes 450-hp and 376 ft-lbs of torque, allowing for…
Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale To Debut At 2010 Paris Auto Show
Maserati is set to debut the most hardcore variant of their GranTurismo Coupe, known as the MC Stradale. With a 20 horsepower boost and some revised aerodynamics, the MC Stradale will fill the role of a Maserati version of Ferrari’s Scuderia variants, without stepping on the hoovers of the Prancing Horse. Maserati hasn’t really released…
Mansory Tuned Maserati GranTurismo is As Gaudy as We Guessed
Always thinking outside the box (for better or worse) the team at Mansory has just released its first ever tuning package for a Maserati. Designed for the GranTurismo and GranTurismo S models, there are actually some nice carbon fiber parts buried beneath all the more-red-than-Ferrari paint. Along with a new suspension setup the lowers the…
Maserati Biturbo To Make A Comeback With Chrysler Power
The Maserati Biturbo, that boxy relic of the 1980s, may be coming back according to reports. The Biturbo was Maserati’s most popular offering in the 1980’s, but also their most unreliable, with the twin-turbo V6 becoming notorious for its fickle operation. The proposed car will share a platform with the Alfa Romeo 166 replacement, and…
Mansory to Unveil Mercedes SLS, Maserati Gran Turismo Models at Paris Auto Show
In our eyes, Mansory has become the undisputed king of building custom vehicles. From their Rolls-Royce Ghost to their Bentley Continental GT Speed, Mansory has found a way to excel in building off the excellent foundation that these luxury vehicle manufacturers have already released. For the upcoming Paris Auto Show, Mansory has announced that they’re…
Luxury Brands Make Gains As Cash For Clunkers Brings Numbers Back To Earth
Year-to-date sales for August 2010 may look poor, but the numbers are actually much closer to reality now that the Cash for Clunkers scheme has wrapped up. Cash for Clunkers, which offered rebates ranging from $3,000-$4,000 on the purchase of a new car and trade-in of a used car, sent sales skyrocketing in 2009, and…
Novitec Tridente Tunes Maserati Quattroporte to 590-HP
Ferrari tuner Novitec has just released a new tuning package for the Maserati Quattroporte under its Tridente brand, adding even more sex appeal to the looks of the Italian sedan plus a supercharger to deliver a total of 590-hp! The Novitec Tridente Sport package is available for both the Quattroporte S and Quattroporte Sport GT…
Maserati To Build Smaller Sedan To Compete With Jaguar XF, BMW 5 Series
Maserati is aiming to launch a four door sedan slotting beneath the current Quattroporte (seen above) in 2014, as part of an effort to expand its current two car lineup. The vehicle would be aimed at competitors like the Cadillac CTS-V, BMW 5-Series and Jaguar XF. The new sedan is likely to be build on…
Italian Superstars Series Brings V8 Heavy Metal to the Race Track [video]
If “regular” Touring and GT class race cars are just too small and too low budget for your taste, then you need to check out the Italian-based Superstars Series, which pits the heavy metal of Grand Tourers against each other in a 10 race season at some of Europe’s (and South Africa’s) greatest racing circuits….
Jeep Joins Fiat In Paris Mega-Dealership
A Fiat dealer along Paris’ famed Champs-Elysees will play host to the first side-by-side Jeep and Fiat dealer as the brands seek to integrate themselves in anticipation for anticipation for Chrysler’s European rollout. The Motor Village megastore as the dealership is known, also displays vehicles from Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Maserati. Several other automakers…
Report: Next Gen Maserati Quattroporte To Get Start-Stop, AWD Technology
Maserati, we hardly knew ye. The one time car of gentlemen, scoundrels and masochists (Maserati is a synonym for “unreliable” in many thesauri) has become positively mainstream, with all kinds of celebrities and nouveau riche types snapping up the GranTurismo and Quattroporte as an alternative to the usual German offerings. Maserati CEO Harald Wester told…
Maserati Launches Luxury Apparel and Accessory Line
Maserati is strutting its stuff on the catwalk with its new line of yachting and golf apparel, casual footwear, leather bags and accessory creations. They introduced their retail swag at the Pitti Uomo fashion show at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, a dynamic event that focuses on the men’s fashion scene. Created with fashion…
Ferrari To Idle Engine Plants, Lay Off Workers
Ferrari might be opening a theme park this fall, but there’s already trouble brewing in the automotive world’s Magic Kingdom as the Italian automaker takes steps to idle one of their engine plants and lay off 600 workers after demand for Ferrari engines utilized by sister brand Maserati has fallen. According to a Bloomberg report, the company…
Home Made Supercars Taking The World By Storm
In what can only be described as some kind of bizarre, inter-connected cosmic wave, two home made supercars have surfaced on the web, paying homage to their respective brands but looking remarkably similar. Our first pseudo-supercar comes from Armenia, where Henrik I. Matevossian has been working on his labor of love for 25 years! Matevossian…
Maserati GranTurismo MC One Make Series Gets Underway At Vallelunga [with Video]
The Trofeo Maserati series held its first test day at Vallelunga circuit this week, and it was just as awesome as you might expect it to be. The series is an arrive-and-drive competition for international ballers gentleman drivers who want to go fast in style – much like the Ferrari Challenge or Lamborghini Super Trofeo…
Recall Notice: Porsche Recalls All Panamera Models For Seatbelt Issue
Porsche launched a “precautionary” recall of all 2010 Panamera sedans amid concerns that the seatbelt could malfunction. Porsche recalled all 11, 324 Panameras due to concerns that the seatbelts could malfunction when the seats are all the way forward in what a company spokesman called “an extreme position.. Porsche said that no injuries or fatalities…
Report: Nissan GT-R Teams Threaten Boycott of FIA GT1 Championship
As reported in Autosport Magazine, the two Nissan teams competing in the new FIA GT1 World Championship have threatened to boycott the next round and to launch a protest unless the weight penalty heaped on the GT-R ahead of the Abu Dhabi series opener is removed. The first race of the season took place last weekend…
Report: Maserati Adding Two More Affordable Models to Lineup
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…
