Black Card Holders Just as Likely to own a Hyundai as a Bentley or an Audi

If you are one of American Express’ very special customers, and have US$16.3 million in assets and an annual household income of around US$1.3 million, you may be granted the privilege of one of their black Centurion Cards.
Simon Cowell has one, as does Kanye West, Denzel Washington and Lindsay Lohan. Interestingly, and of more concern to readers of this blog, you might also be the proud owner of a Hyundai.

During the course of a presentation at the South Korean automaker’s Ann Arbor engineering and research centre, Hyundai’s U.S. Chief John Krafcik revealed that some 6% of “Black Card” holders own a Hyundai – a percentage shared with those who own Bentleys and Audis.

2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sports Car

2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sports Car

The Maserati GranCabrio will make its debut on September 15 at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. The Maserati GranCabrio is a four-seat convertible that promises to offer enough space for all its occupants, completes Maserati’s product line-up that now consists of three different families of models: Quattroporte, GranTurismo, GranCabrio.

2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sports Car

The open-top Maserati GranCabrio is pure Maserati. It is a Maserati in the truest sense, with an unmistakable Pininfarina design, spacious interior, handcrafted details, driving pleasure and high performances. The Maserati GranCabrio touches all five senses in an open-air experience that retains all the typical comfort and performance brio. Like all Maserati's open-top models, the Maserati GranCabrio is a special car intended for true connoisseurs.

2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sports Car

The Maserati GranCabrio continues in the footsteps of the Maserati tradition in open-top models, and adds to a line-up of models that has made the history of the Modena manufacturer, such as the 1950 A6G Frua Spyder, the 3500GT Vignale Spyder (1960), the Mistral Spyder (1964), the Ghibli Spyder (1968) and the 2001 Maserati Spyder, the car Maserati chose for his comeback to the United States.

2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sports Car

True to its tradition, the Maserati GranCabrio yet opens a new chapter, because never before have four-seater top-down models been produced at the Viale Ciro Menotti Maserati factory in Modena. There are four proper seats are provided, so that the rear passengers are not merely supporting actors, but co-stars of the journey.

2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sports Car

The Maserati GranCabrio is powered by a 4.7 liter V8 engine paired with the fluid 6-speed automatic transmission. In Sport mode, the V8 gives the driver and passengers the full power of its 323kW, with a thrilling roar that becomes even more exciting with the top down, as it becomes one with its surroundings.

Maserati GranTurismo Coupe

This is Maserati GranTurismo Coupe.For the man who has everything except taste, there is Mansory. The Bavarian automobile tuner has now turned their attention to the Maserati GranTurismo coupe and its more powerful 'S' brethren.

The Mansory GT and GTS features a new front spoiler, radiator grille, bonnet, deeper door sills, rear spoiler, exhaust inlay, rear apron and rear diffuser. All of these add-ons are carbon fibre and made in-house by Mansory.Mansory has also tweaked the engine output by fitting the GT and GTS models with a new ECU, air filter and sports exhaust which increase performance by 30 hp and torque by 40 Nm on each model (435HP / 5000 Nm on the GT and 470HP / 530 Nm on the GTS).

he Italian coupe now rolls on 255/30 R 20 tires at the front and 305/30 R 21 tires at the back. These are painted to match the body color.The interior is also customized (of course) with new seat fabrics, aluminium pedals and a supposedly sportier-looking steering wheel.For styling sadomasochists, Mansory also has all sorts of packages for cars built by Mercedes-Benz, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ford, Bugatti and Aston Martin.

Maserati SUV may get Hemi V8, not Ferrari V8 after all

Environmentalists may hate them, but SUVs have proved quite popular –that’s why even carmakers with no former experience are jumping in on the bandwagon, especially in the executive (and most profitable) market. The latest automaker to do so is Maserati which will launch its first ever crossover next year.
At first, Fiat-Chrysler’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, had revealed that that the Maserati SUV will be based on the new Grand Cherokee’s platform, which in turn is based on the quite capable Mercedes M-Class. However, Marchionne had also hinted that, like other Maserati models, it may get a Ferrari V8 –a very mouth-watering, and logical, proposal since the two companies belong to the same group.

Maserati Nice Car

Maserati Top Cars Model

Norbert Kiss added Race 2 to his haul from Budapest. The Hungarian topped each session from free practice on at the Hungaroring for the third round of the Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC. Kiss is competing in the Team classification and has been head and shoulders above the others this weekend. In Race 1, he beat off Cedric Sbirrazzuoli from AF Corse and Janos Vida, his fellow Hungarian from Auto 2 magazine, racing as a guest. The Team podium was rounded off by Emanuele Smurra, Swiss Team (11th overall). In the second race, Kiss cruised away after a series of quick laps. Behind him, Phil Bastiaans (competing in the Team series) made up for the morning race when he had to pull out with a puncture. Third across the line was Romagna-based driver Piancastelli, who collected another category victory and moves into second spot overall. In doing so he made up precious points on leader David Baldi, fifth across the line behind Venezuelan Ardagna

Aussie Supercar Buyers Paying More than Anyone

In today’s economy, AU$1.0 will get you US$1.06, but it seems Australia’s overseas automakers have yet to acknowledge this. A Lamborghini Aventador, for example, costs a hefty AU$754,600 – or more than twice the price you would pay for one in the U.S. of A. And its 51% pricier than a V12 powered Lamborghini Diablo was ten years ago. This was tolerable when the Aussie dollar was worth 64 U.S. cents a few years ago, but those days are over.
While TV’s, computers and mobile phones have all become more affordable, supercars have not. It’s so bad that one prospective Lamborghini buyer, businessman Ra Hazouri, has flat out refused to pay.

Investigators Uncover Multi-Million Pound Tax Scam in India; European Exotics, Foreign Diplomats and Bollywood Actors Involved

In what sounds more like the plot of a The Fast and the Furious movie than real life, investigators at India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence office (a.k.a. India’s IRS) have uncovered a massive exotic car smuggling operation in the nation’s capital of New Dehli. It all has to do with India’s notorious 100% import tax on new luxury vehicles.
It began with one New Dehli luxury car dealer, Sumit Walia, importing brand new luxury cars on forged invoices. These invoices listed the cars as second-hand, which saved Walia – and his customers – some 40% on import tax. Some of the cars – which included Porsches, Bentleys and Aston Martins – were found to have been stolen from the streets of Britain, France, Singapore and Japan.

Maserati + Rodas aro 19"

Maserati + Rodas aro 19"

Maserati Italian luxury car

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Maserati
Maserati

Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993. Inside the Fiat Group, Maserati was initially associated with Ferrari S.p.A., but more recently it has become part of the sports car group including Alfa Romeo.

Maserati GranTurismo 2010

Maserati 2010

Maserati GranTurismo S Automatic possui um motor V8 de 4,7, que desenvolve 440 cv (323kW) a 7000 rpm. O torque máximo é de 490nm a 4,750 rpm. A grande novidade é a combinação de uma transmissão automática com o cárter molhado V8 mais potente Maserati GranTurismo

Maserati 2011

Novo Maserati 2011 vem com Quatro Portas.

Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale

Não foi tão longa quando DMC chamou a nossa atenção com seu pacote de ajuste para a Ferrari California , que eles chamavam de " Surfista ". Agora, os tuners alemães estão de volta com outro estilo de jogo, só que desta vez é para a irmã "da Ferrari Califórnia, o Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale.Ainda mais estranho é o fato de que enquanto a Stradale MC ainda não saiu - está programado para ir à venda na Europa no próximo ano - é um estilo kit DMC não é só para a MC Stradale , mas também permite que mesmo um padrão de Gran Turismo para se transformar em um Stradale MC.

Caramba, eles ainda lhe deram um nome: Grande Sovrano, que, caso você não saiba, significa "grande Régua.

Não é que nós estamos sendo óbvio nem nada, mas, para deixar claro, este pacote de ajuste DMC lhe dá a oportunidade de transformar o seu Maserati Gran Turismo em um Stradale MC antes do modelo atual vem de fora, a fim de aproveitar esta oportunidade.

Detalhes depois do salto.

Exterior e Interior kit DMC's styling para o Gran Turismo inclui um novo pára-choque dianteiro que é visto na MC 2011 Stradale e é refinado, com a inclusão do divisor dianteiro de fibra de carbono. capô do carro dos esportes também inclui três saídas de ar, uma de cada lado que consiste em três ar-escadas para ir com uma refrigeração de ventilação no centro. Além dessas mudanças, DMC também equipou o Gran Turismo com a nova e redesenhada saias laterais e um aerofólio traseiro de fibra de carbono que é combinada com uma fibra de carbono de três barbatanas traseiras difusor. Então, há um conjunto de diamantes falsos jantes Zol porte que 9.0Jx20 medida na frente e 12.5Jx21 na parte traseira. DESEMPENHO Além das atualizações de estilo, DMC kit também inclui modificações de desempenho sob a forma de um cooler refrigerado a água turbo que garante o ar mantém uma temperatura de equilíbrio. A atualização do motor também agrega algum poder sério sobre o veículo a partir do padrão de 450 cavalos de potência, chegando até a 600 cavalos e um binário máximo de 588 Nm.Tudo dito, a DMC-sintonizado Gran Turismo pode agora executar um tempo de 0-62mph de 4,5 segundos com uma velocidade máxima de 196 mph. PREÇO Os preços para o pacote de ajuste está disponível mediante solicitação. CONCORRÊNCIA Embora temos visto alguns awesome aparência tune-up Maseratis muito no passado, incluindo a Novitec Tridente Maserati GranTurismo S eo Maserati GranTurismo pela Mansory , estamos saindo em um membro e dizer que esta foi feita pela DMC dará todos os outros carros um funcionamento para seu dinheiro.