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Eurospares Sells Wrecked Supercars, Oh The Humanity

The idea of dropping a mint condition 6.2 L Lamborghini V12 into a mid-engine Vegamino is pure sex, but in order to get there, a supercar must die. How are you going find such a donor? Well, Eurospares seem to be just the place to find those tasty morsels of fine Italian delights. Absolutely wonderful for modern car pickers, but it's damn horrifying to see a burned out 1967 Ferrari 365 GT or the shell of a Maserati 3500. Clicking through the inventory is an exercise in exclaimation: Nooooo! Awesome!

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1:20 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,624 views, 58 comments

Latest by thatguy01: @mytdawg: Nah, the rich and famous themselves do plenty of this on their own. Wealth and fame don't directly translate to expert driving. more »

auto branding adventures

Maserati Lamp Is Almost Like Owning The Real Thing

Don't have the $100,000-plus to pony up for a new Maserati? Don't worry, friends, there are other options out there. Take this Maserati Lamp, for example. Designed and produced by Lumina, this ode to Italian design is available in a standing or tabletop version. It takes a cue from the automaker by including the Maserati logo and the negative-space design is meant to look like the familiar Maserati grille. There's no word on pricing, but consider that it may be expensive, but not more than the actual car itself. That being said, if you don't own a Maserati and you're buying this lamp you're slightly sadder than the person who buys one of these and does. [Maserati Lamp via Gearfuse]

4:40 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Travis Hudson
961 views, 13 comments

Latest by Bee1: @smalleyxb122: The tall lamp will cost $1.65 and the smaller lamp will cost $1.10, without the glass base. That does not include tooling cost and shipping to the U.S. more »

custom cars

Maserati Bellagio, A Coachbuilt Quattroporte Wagon

Being shown off at the same Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este where the BMW M1 Homage was recently unveiled, is this tasty Maserati Quattroporte wagon-ization. Though perhaps with the addition of the hatchback, we should call it a Cinqueporte. But you can call it whatever you want, we just love the way it looks. Designed and constructed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, the Bellagio has a swooping fastback rear end that's tapered oh so delicately as opposed to a traditionally squared-off wagons.

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11:20 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By marnold
1,091 views, 47 comments

Latest by BingleBangleBungle: @БЯд╒╒ ∞: Much better with the rims you added. Quattroportes have a great presence in traffic. This would be even better. Very nice. more »

spy photos

New Ferrari Dino Breadvan Caught Testing

You love it, you hate it. The possibility of a front-engined V8-powered Ferrari "Dino" seems potentially sacrilegious, yet quite titillating. We're not exactly sure what to think about the new baby from Maranello. The idea of a smaller, more attainable Ferrari is fine with us, but we usually associate the "Dino" name with a mid-engined V6 model. Actually nobody is really sure what the car will be called. We don't even know if the car will be built by Ferrari in Maranello, or outsourced to Maserati in Modena. It's speculated the sales goal will be 4000 units of the new car. Either way, if it keeps the current breadvan profile of this current test mule caught by the advice giving Aussies at CarAdvice, we're all for them calling it whatever they want to. Mmm... breadvan. More »

Spy Photos

9:20 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By marnold
3,725 views, 30 comments

Latest by boognish: ITS A DAYTONA! Duh. more »

new cars

Maserati Gran Turismo S Eats Up The Road

While the new Maserati Gran Turismo S certainly looks good in the press photos and in person, it looks even better on the road— you know, driving and whatnot. Sure, the specs of the 4.7-liter V8 are compelling on paper, but you really do need to hear what those 440 horses sound like to fully appreciate it.

2:15 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By marnold
4,920 views, 24 comments

choose your eternity

PCH, Superpower Swap Showdown: Subaru'd Renault or Toyota'd Maserati?

With Italy edging out a narrow victory over Britain in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll and advancing to the first-ever Project Car Hell Superpower Showdown with France, I decided we needed to add an extra layer of Hell to each nation's entrant in order to honor this occasion with the solemnity it deserves. Not that we won't repeat the Superpower Showdown schtick over and over, of course, but this one is first! So, what we got here is PCH Superpower cars with Japanese engines. Now, you figure maybe a Japanese engine would make such a car more reliable, but I've been careful to select car/engine combos that involve twin-turbocharged complexity and fragile-chassis-twisting power. France? Italy? You decide!
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4:30 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,392 views, 44 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: PL 'barn find' pics? Yeah, I'll see that sheet metal. I'm hell-hooked for ciccolina y sake... more »

geneva motor show

Maserati GranTurismo S Revealed Live In Geneva

What a difference 25 years makes. Maserati, once tainted by bad business deals and shoddy merchandise, not to mention an ill-fated tieup with Chrysler products, Maserati is a plain-out player these days. The Pininfarina-designed GranTurismo is a stunning car in any format, and with a 440-hp Ferrari-derived V8 and new MC-Shift dual-clutch tranny, it'll likely gain a few extra grains of road respect among the Aston-Martin-Uber-Alles set. Maserati reps assure us the automanual is a real achievement, not just some sluggish wetbox. Meow. Full press release after the jump.

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5:00 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Mike Spinelli
1,302 views, 16 comments

Latest by porschephile: my comments keep dissapearing and reapearing i think im going crazy more »

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Maserati GranTurismo S, 440 HP And Coming To Geneva

With its classic long-hood GT proportions, the Maserati GranTurismo has fantastic style. But while it may look great driving along an alpine mountain pass, the driving experience might leave you wanting for more power. For those people, Maserati will be showing the new GranTurismo S at Geneva. Displacement is bumped from 4.2L to 4.7L, so the Maser is now making 440hp; 35hp more than the old engine. The upgraded mill is connected to the company's race-inspired, electro-actuated MC-Shift gearbox in the transaxle layout. All these changes help the S achieve a 100km/h(62mph) time of 4.9sec. Full press-release after the jump.

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10:20 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By marnold
3,820 views, 30 comments

Latest by Stuntdriver: this is like smearing honey into Keira Knightley... - Jeremy Clarkson more »

custom cars

Maserati Cinqueporte Proves That Five Doors Are Better Than Four

We love the unique design of the Maserati Quattroporte but have always felt something was missing. Clearly, what was missing was a fifth door. It may not be Maximum Wagon Day, but it's hard not to appreciate how wonderfully unnecessary this vehicle is. And how do you know that it's wonderfully unnecessary? The order for this one-off vehicle was placed from a mysterious customer in the Middle East. As there will be only one of these, it makes you that much more elite than the 100 commoners that bought the Collezione Cento. Collezione Uno!

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1:00 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,206 views, 37 comments

Latest by Stoatmaster: Matt, I was going to question your use of the word 'conversation' rather than 'conversion', but I realised that, no, they did have an extremely profitable conversation with the client. Couldn't they build another 1000 of these double quick, and launch more »

down on the street bonus edition

Denver Answers Alameda With A Maserati Mistral!

Sometimes I get to feeling pretty cocky about Alameda's Down On The Street dominance; after all, what other city (outside of Havana) could possibly boast so much old iron parked on its streets? But now Denver's Kitt has followed up her shots of a street-parked early 70s Alfa Romeo GT with some shots of an even rarer Italian machine: a mid-to-late-60s Maserati Mistral Spyder. Make the jump to see even more photographs of this perfect storm of Italian design and Lucas fuel injection. Wait, a car that combines Italian reliability with fuel injection by the Prince of Darkness himself? I must find one of these cars for PCH!

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1:30 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,235 views, 42 comments

Latest by thatguy01: You@Scroggzilla: Isn't the 428 the car that Tara King drove in The Avengers? The one that looks like a Spitfire? more »

geneva motor show

Pininfarina Sintesi Concept Sketch Revealed

The Pininfarina Sintesi concept claims to combine the safety and functionality of the 2004 Nido with the pure sex appeal of the 2005 Birdcage 75th concept. We're guessing that lands it somewhere in the dreaded crossover category. Pininfarina will unveil the car at the Geneva Motor Show in March. let's hope it doesn't sacrifice too much form in the name of function. [Via Pininfarina]



12:30 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Wes Siler
599 views, 12 comments

retro

So You Want To Buy A Citroen SM...

Ah yes. I can see it now. You and your significant other makes plans with another couple to scamper up the coast for some wine tasting north of Santa Barbara. You book rooms at the fabulous Madonna Inn and the eye-popping tour IV at Hearst Castle. Hell, you even managed to swing reservations at the Hitching Post. But what vehicle is wonderfully sublime enough for this journey? Obviously, it would need to seat four adults comfortably, haul all their luggage and of course, sport lots of ashtrays. That's right, you need a Citroen SM.
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2:00 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Jonny Lieberman
3,042 views, 53 comments

Latest by ericv18: so say your ship did come in and you have no "budget" and you love Citroen SM's, but don't want the bother of it's unreliable inner workings. What suggestions would you all have in terms of replacing the engine and what more »

detroit auto show

Detroit Auto Show: Maserati Reminds You You're Too Poor to Afford a QP Collezione Cento


In Italian, Collezione Cento means "Collection of One Hundred," and we're guessing you're not one of the hundred getting the Maserati Quattroporte Collezione Cento. And just in case you didn't get the picture, Maserati reminded us in a press conference they could give less than a shit about the "mass wealthy" (head over to SpeedSportLife for a report on the ridiculousness). In this video, our favorite Maserati press person runs through the features: tufted leather, mother of pearl, full internet connectivity, touchscreens, wireless keyboard and anti-poverty repellent. Why are the pretty ones always so expensive?

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5:45 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,080 views, 38 comments

Latest by SuperCarnitas: The superwealthy, apparently, are hungry: Drive a Maser, get steaks. [www.maseratiamerica.com] more »

Detroit Auto Show: What's that? Corinthian Leather? Has Chrysler brought back the Maserati TC? Or something else? The touchscreen boss, the touchscreen!

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Detroit Auto Show: Maserati Reveals Collezione Cento, Complete with Touchscreen Internet

We previewed Maserati's limited-edition Collezione Cento yesterday, but here it is in person. We now know that the 100 units all feature 10-inch touch screen monitors in the back of each front seat. Rear seat passengers can use them in conjunction with the keyboard housed in the center armrest to browse the Internet or watch movies. That rear armrest also contains an iPod dock, USB port and auxiliary line-in, in addition to Bluetooth connectivity and a USB port for other peripherals.




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10:11 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Wes Siler
980 views, 12 comments

Latest by arco: I still think that this is the most beautiful 4 door car ever built :) more »

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Detroit Auto Show: Maserati releases even more exclusive Quattroporte, the Collezione Cento

At first glance, we were tempted to write this limited edition off as an attempt to flog unwanted cars. But looking at the interior pictures in detail, it looks like the Quattroporte Collezione Cento might actually be something special. The 100 units built will feature a standard multimedia system which can show pictures in addition to the more obvious movie playing, music listening capabilities. What's really special is the interior, which is decked out in buttoned two-tone leather with wood trim.

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6:12 PM on Sun Jan 13 2008
By Wes Siler
1,807 views, 24 comments

Latest by Euromobile: If I could afford one of these I wouldn't be buying it to be driven in it, so I have no need for a media centre in the rear seat. I'd be buying it to drive it. I therefore have more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Italian Stallion Edition: Ferrari Mondial or Maserati Coupe?

It's been a few days since our last Choose Your Eternity Poll (in which the overwhelming majority of voters opted for Hopped-Up Crown Victoria Hell), but the series returns today with a vengeance! We've been spending a lot of time in British Car Hell lately, but we mustn't forget England's perennial rival for the Hell Project Crown: Italy. And we're not talking Fiats or Lancias or even Bianchis this time around... nope, get ready to dive into the real inferno!
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5:00 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Murilee Martin
4,563 views, 63 comments

Latest by sspicollo8: please tell me this is the maserati from this video [youtube.com] more »

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Maserati Bora

With last weeks whopping, landslide inclusion of the McLaren F1 (96.8% yes) we asked ourselves, "How many more hot-shit performance monsters do we really need in this here Fantasy Garage?" Along with the F1, we've got the king of the world Veyron and the over-performing Ford GT. We've even (somehow) still got the RUF RT12. With that in mind we've decided to slow things down (a bit) and ask you to contemplate a true heart string plucker, the amazing Maserati Bora. And actually for its time, the Bora could fly. Have a look. More »

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12:00 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
5,246 views, 101 comments

Latest by zaktoo: @myself. Gah. Look closer next time, it's a Bora after all... more »