Archive for the 'Maserati' Category

Maserati Joins Forces with Fendi to Create GranCabrio Special

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

At the upcoming Frankfurt auto show, Maserati will display a new special edition version of itssleek GranCabrio designed by Italian fashion house Fendi, which is best known for its expensive “baguette” handbags. The Fendi treatment starts with a unique three-layered body color named Grigio Fiamma Fendiand which is described by the automaker as a special dark grey with an [...]

Maserati getting twin-turbo Pentastar V6

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

If you aren’t happy with a Ferrari-sourced 4.7-liter V8 under the hood of your Maserati, we’d keep that sentiment to yourself, less your brand be saddled with a somewhat less inspired powerplant in the near future. According to Inside Line, shadowy sources at the Italian automaker claim that in the near future, a twin-turbocharged version of the [...]

Video: Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale making music on the hills of Maranello

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The Maserati GranTurismo is one sexy two-door, and the ultimate in Trident-wearing super coupes is the MC Stradale. To give this super GT its bragging rights, Maserati engineers coaxed another 20 horsepower from its 4.3-liter V8 engine, bringing the grand total to 450 powerful ponies. Also tweaked were the chassis and aero, giving the MC Stradale the agility [...]

Video: Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale gets on track

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

The 2011 Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale is the regular GranTurismo’s crude, hairy-chested brother. It’s loud, muscle-bound and doesn’t make any apologies. With a 450-horsepower version of Maserati’s 4.7 liter V8 under the hood, its got the brawn to back up its big talk. Despite its unruly demeanor and aerodynamic tweaks to the body, the fastest Maserati also [...]

Maserati drops MC Sport Line for the Quattroporte at Sydney show

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

MC. The letters are sacrosanct to fans of the Trident marque and its venerable racing prowess. They stand forMaserati Corse, and you may recognize them from the MC12, the Enzo-based homologation special that’s still kickin’ ass and taking names in the FIA GT1 series. More recently the Modenese automaker rolled out a racing version of its GranTurismo [...]