2019 Maserati Gran Turismo Convertible Sport Carmel, California - The house of the Trident has other vehicles that are getting more attention, but my favorite car to drive is still the Gran Turismo Convertible Sport. Cruising around Carmel, top-down sun shining engine burbling along as we live the good life in the California [...]
* A limited number of 2020 Maserati Quattroporte S Q4 GranLusso Sedans and Maserati Levante S GranSport SUVs created with PELLETESSUTA woven leather interiors crafted by Ermenegildo Zegna I was in Zurich, Switzerland earlier this year, on the most famous shopping street in Switzerland, the Bahnhofstrasse. I was walking out of Bvlgari, and right in front [...]
Modena, Italy – All of a sudden I love Maserati even more than I used to love them. Maserati is partnering with the historic Tuscan wine-maker Antinori, my favorite winery in Italy. Maserati says they chose Antinori to underline one of the Brand’s fundamental values: Italian excellence in the uncompromising pursuit of quality. I’ll drink [...]
The word Levante means rising in the East, where the sun rises. Maserati will showcase the car they believe the sun rises on, the Levante. Maserati's entire vehicle line-up will accompany the luxury all-wheel-drive SUV powers up with a twin-turbo V6 or V8 engine, designed and built by Ferrari. 2019 Maserati_Levante_Zegna_PELLETESSUTA There will [...]
The trend is towards SUVs, and the Trident has unveiled its luxury SUV at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). The Italian sportscar maker has just shown its competitive edge with this luxury SUV. Named for the warm Mediterranean wind, the Levante will be anything but warm or subtle, “With total commitment and determination [...]
A dog named car Outside of Modena, Italy is a little town, Cittanova; that is home to some of the most delicious organic Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in the world. You will think you have made a wrong turn on the barely two-way countryside, but keep going past the cows, past the cheese factory to the barking [...]
The history of Maserati Luca Dal Monte, Director of global communications for Maserati, talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about the history of Maserati. Next year is the 100th anniversary of Maserati. Who are the people that created Maserati? In which city were Maseratis originally produced? Who are some of the previous owners and [...]
Maserati Quattroporte Modena, Italy - Federico Landini, Maserati Quattroporte launch manager talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com, about the first 50 years of the 4-door Maserati Quattroporte. In 1963 there was one car and one engine, today there is one car, two engines, and two driveshafts and the first all-wheel-drive in the history of [...]
CEO Maserati interview in Shanghai China Mr. Harald J. Wester, Chief Executive of Maserati GB Ltd. Mr. Wester and Chief Executive of Alfa Romeo at Fiat S.p.A talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about the Maserati Ghibli, Maserati and China. Maserati was purchased by Fiat in 1993. Maserati increased sales 2% from 2011 to [...]
Andrea Soriani, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Rob Allen, Director of Product planning, for Maserati, talk about Maserati's two new products; 2012 Maserati Gran Turismo MC & the 012 Maserati Gran Turismo S Convertible. Robert Ross from the Robb report, my driving partner, also chimes in and shows us a couple aspects of the [...]