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World Class Driving US Tour

Five For The Drive – World Class Driving US Tour

-by: Barry Green Photos:  Dawn Green & Bill Reiss (WCD)
It’s not every day that you get to follow in a two-time Daytona 24 Hour race winner’s tyre tracks. Nor is it every day that you have a Lamborghini LP 560-4 in which to mirror his lines.
But [...]

Maserati GranCabrio at Frankfurt Motor Show

September 16, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Convertibles, Maserati, Motor Shows

The GranCabrio, the first four-seater convertible in the history of Maserati, made its international début today at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The GranCabrio completes Maserati’s product line-up that now consists of three different families of models: Quattroporte, GranTurismo and GranCabrio – sedan, coupe and convertible.
The open-top GranCabrio boasts an unmistakable Pininfarina design, spacious interior, handcrafted details, [...]

Maserati GranCabrio for Frankfurt show

August 24, 2009 by Karl Peskett  
Filed under Car News, Maserati, Motor Shows

The convertible version of the ultra sleek GranTurismo will be showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

Called the GranCabrio, it’s the first four seater convertible that Maserati has ever made. Styled by Pininfarina, it has the longest wheelbase of any convertible on the market, liberating rear seat room.

Dodge Viper to get Ferrari power – report

August 11, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Dodge, Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati

The Dodge Viper brand has been the victim of many rumours since Chrysler’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June, but this latest piece of news, from US magazine Car and Driver, is by far the best yet.

According to the publication, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is currently working on a plan to use a V10 [...]

Do Cars Make Men More Attractive?

Do Cars Make Men More Attractive?

You may read with interest today the survey in Top Gear Australia magazine that concludes that sports cars or luxury cars generally don’t add any attraction points to most men, interesting.

Unfortunately, I think something has been missing from the picture for a long while now. Society has brought it upon [...]

2009 Maserati GranTurismo Spyder spied

May 14, 2009 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under Car News, Maserati, spy photos

Maserati’s most stunning model at present is set to go topless with a convertible GranTurismo prototype spied on roads surrounding the Nurburgring.

The GranTurismo Spyder is likely to feature a folding metal roof rather than the conventional fabric top in line with its sibling car the new Ferrari California.

Maserati debuts GranTurismo MC race car

April 7, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Maserati, Motorsport

The new Maserati GranTurismo MC was officially unveiled during the FIA GT “Media Day” at the Paul Ricard circuit today prior to the start of the FIA GT Championship on May 5th at the UK’s Silverstone track.

The new model is an offshoot of the Maserati GranTurismo MC Concept introduced last September in Monza and based [...]

Maserati GranTurismo S Automatic to be unveiled at Geneva

February 24, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Maserati, Motor Shows

It’s official – the stunning Maserati GranTurismo S Automatic will première at the next Geneva Auto Show.

The new Maserati GranTurismo S Automatic features a wet sump 4.7-litre V8 engine which develops 323kW at 7000rpm and 490Nm of torque at 4750rpm will for the first time be mated to an automatic transmission (previously featuring an electro-actuated [...]

What’s Your Favourite Car?

I don’t think a single day has gone by that someone hasn’t asked me, “out of all the cars you’ve driven, what is your favourite car?” Oh no, not this question, not again. I usually answer; “Have you got five hours to spare? ‘Cause that’s how long it will take to respond!”.

- Alborz Fallah [...]

Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S for NAIAS

December 22, 2008 by George Skentzos  
Filed under Car News, Maserati, Motor Shows

As the luxury-sports saloon market grows rapidly with competition from Porsche, Aston Martin and potentially Lamborghini – Maserati has further enhanced its Quattroporte S model to mark the 70th anniversary of the brand’s first Indianapolis 500 win.

The Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S has been conceived as “a real driving machine in the guise of a [...]

Maserati celebrates in style

December 11, 2008 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under Car News, Maserati

In what could only be described as behaviour that would normally be err, frowned upon, Maserati has for one night allowed a special demonstration to celebrate its win in the 2008 FIA GT Champions.
 
The Maserati factory in Viale Ciro Menotti, Modena for one night featured a burnout by the stunning MC-12 as well as a [...]

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