Maserati Gran Turismo S At ‘08 Geneva

Maserati has brought a powerful beauty to this year’s Geneva Motor Show, called Gran Turismo S, which sports Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione’s engine. The 4.7 liter C8 produces 440hp and the power is distributed through an MC-Shift gearbox rear transaxle mounted that improves shifting time and weight distribution.

Fortunately this car isn’t only based on power, acceleration and speed, but also on stopping and it features an upsized Brembo brake package, that is already used on the Quattroporte Sport GT S and do a really good job.

Along with it’s great performances, the Gran Turismo S also has stylish wheels, badges and leather interior, that makes it a luxury sportive car. Maserati has done a great job again and unveiled a great car, from every point of view. Visit our gallery to understand what are we talking about.

From Quattroporte To Cinqueporte By StudioM And StudioTorino

What would you do if you were an Arab sheik with literally unlimited funds and also a car fanatic ? Well, in a specific case, a Middle Eastern sheik ordered a custom estate wagon version of Maserati Quattroporte. The result is called Cinqueporte and it’s modified by StudioTorino and StudioM, for an unknown definitely not low price. This client has also ordered a few custom estate wagon Ferraris and the reason we say it didn’t go cheap is that he wants luxury and a StudioM’s previous project only for the interior of Maserati Quattroporte went to a whopping €350,000.

Click on the photos to visit the gallery, where you can see more pictures with the so-called Maserati Cinqueporte.

Maserati GranTurismo convertible coming in March '09

Since Maserati unveiled the GranTurismo almost a year ago in Geneva, the question on everybody's mind has been, when is the convertible coming? The Trident marque from Modena has finally answered the call, announcing that, although it has yet to decide which show will feature its debut, the convertible will hit the market in March 2009.

Based on the GranTurismo's platform, itself shortened from the four-door Quattroporte's, the remaining question is what form the convertible will take. Although Maserati is thought to be developing a hardtop convertible, sources suggest the upcoming model will adopt a folding soft top, leaving the door open for a smaller hard-top convertible in the future.

The convertible GranTurismo will fill a void in Maserati's line-up created by the departure of the previous-generation Spyder – which ended production along with the GranSport and Coupe – and will form a vital component to achieving its sales targets. When the final figures come in later this month, Maserati expects to post its first profitable year since being taken over by the Fiat Auto Group some 17 years ago, buoyed by steadily increasing sales: In 2006 Maserati sold 5,714 units, rising to 7,353 units in 2007, anticipated to reach 9,000 in 2008, putting the company on track to reach its target of 12,000 vehicles annually by 2011.