PORSCHE HAS made a big thing out of its four-door Panamera, and now news has come through that the German supercar manufacturer will offer V6 and hybrid versions of the currently V8-only super saloon in 2010.

Porsche is working to bring a hybrid version of the Cayenne SUV to market, using an Audi-sourced 3.0 litre V6, [...]

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Maserati has revealed details and images of its newest track-only model, the GranTurismo MC Corse Concept.

Designed to deliver uncompromising circuit-ready performance, the MC Corse (Corse means “Racing” in Italian) features a number of mods that enable it to accelerate faster and grip harder than the road-going GranTurismo S it’s based on.

The GranTurismo S’s 4.7-litre V8 [...]

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Maserati’s new ‘powered-up’ Gran Turismo S is a stunner. Featuring a compact and lightweight 324kW/440hp 4.7- litre V8 engine coupled to an electro-actuated 6-speed gearbox the Gran Turismo S can accelerate from 0 to 100 Km/h in 4.9 seconds and has a maximum speed of 295 Km/h, the fastest ever reached by a production [...]

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In a similar way to Hummer using young design talent to create their HX concept, Maserati have tapped into the well of rising talent and handed the design work for their Chicane Concept over to some design students from the European Institute of Design in Turin.

The fruit of their labours will be unveiled [...]

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The ultimate in Maserati ‘plushness’ is the Quattroporte Collezione Cento. Recently launched at the Detroit Motor Show the Collezione Cento is a very limited limited edition, with only 100 examples being built. Follow this link to read more about the Maserati Quattroporte Collezione Cento or click through for a video tour, beginning with a look [...]

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“Drifting and dreaming” with the Maserati Gran Turismo. One of Carupdates favourites, the Maser is up there with the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Scarlett Johansson. This is a Maserati promotional video dubbed with some rather cool music. After the frenetic drifting lap of the ‘Ring in the Ruf Turbo R video its time to [...]

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Nissan Motor Company’s marketing brainiacs have come up with a unique way to launch the 2008 Nissan GT-R. In a world first the 2008 Nissan GTR Godzilla will debut amongst other Nissan products ingeniously placed within the downloadable demo ‘Prologue’ version of the video game Gran Turismo 5,soon to be released in full format on [...]

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Honda have released a special race only version of their cult Civic type R. It may look unfamiliar but keep in mind that Honda have based it on the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) four door sedan Civic type R - not the hatchback ‘European’ version (based on the smaller Honda Fit chassis) that we know.

The [...]

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The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione may be my choice of Italian style in a sporting coupe but the new Maserati Gran Turismo runs it a close second. Simply stunning! It would seem that Tom Ford from Fifth Gear thinks the Maser GT is a bit of alright as well.

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On the off chance that anyone may be interested I thought I’d share some images from the invitation only preview of Maserati’s Gran Turismo at the Sydney Opera house last night.

There will be more to follow when the Gran Turismo makes its Australian public debut at the Sydney International Motor Show next month.

Steane

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Maserati have sent us some wonderful pictures from their display at the Frankfurt Motor Show, where they are celebrating the past, present and future successes of the company.

Their display includes the historic Maserati 250F which Juan Manuel Fangio piloted to what has been described as the greatest Formula One victory in the history of the [...]

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With all of the fuss surrounding the Frankfurt Motor Show it is easy to forget that we have the Australian International Motor Show firing up on October 11. Hot off the press is the news that Maserati will be featuring its stunning new Pininfarina-styled GranTurismo four-seat sports coupe in Sydney this year.

The GranTurismo features the [...]

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