Palermo, Sicily - Is it possible for a brand to have too much cachet? Marco Magnanini, head of marketing for Maserati, faces that rather unusual predicament. The average punter whispers Maserati in the same breath as Lamborghini and Ferrari, and views this legendary Italian marque as equally unattainable. “People are generally scared to enter a Mas

Balocco, Italy – An Italian cat with a nove lives, Maserati has skirted the Grim Reaper more than a few times in its almost 100-year history. Of course, this storied Modena-based automaker has had its share of mercurial highs. One of the earliest Maseratis won the 1926 Targa Florio. There were back-to-back Indianapolis 500 wins in 1939 and 194

The Maserati brand has seen its share of media appearances over the years, always being associated with wealth, style – and often a bit of misbehaviour. Rock-and-roll star Joe Walsh of Eagles fame said his Maserati would do 185 mph, and the brand’s cars have made on-screen cameos in Godfather III, Miami Vice, Entourage , and, of course, in the

Hot on the heels of the all-new Levante and the recently available Ghibli, Maserati has released a restyle and refresh of the Quattroporte for 2017. The exterior gets new bumpers front and rear, with a matte black extractor on the rear. The grill is now concave and sharper, matching the new look of the Levante and the side skirts and mirrors have

Both Maserati and Alfa Romeo have been building passion-rich cars for over a century. Both brands have produced some truly legendary machines over the decades, and both have fallen from the public eye a time or two over their remarkable histories. Both Alfa and Maserati maintain the mystique of an exotic brand amongst most Canadian motorists.

For $22,000 you can get a really nice Ford Focus SE. Or maybe a Cruze LS or even a Corolla LE. You get the point, there are any number of compact economy cars for that price. They'll have AC, an automatic, cloth seats, a decent radio, and lots of really nice features. They're also reliable, have lots of warranty, and, if we're being honest, they're

Italian exotic car manufacturer Maserati has recalled five examples of its Ghibli and Quattroporte models sold in 2014 because the "gear shift position indicators and warnings may not be sufficient to deter drivers from exiting the vehicle when the transmission is inadvertently left in a gear other than 'park'." At issue, we believe, is the el

He’s best known as “Bubbles” from the hit cult TV series, Trailer Park Boys . But now, actor Mike Smith is dumping his trademark Coke-bottle eyeglasses to play himself in the new flick, Swearnet , which chronicles his adventures with cohorts-in-crime Robb Wells and JP Tremblay – aka Ricky and Julian of the Trailer Park Boys – as they launch a p

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has revealed the company's long-term product plans for four of its main brands. While the presentation left out Chrysler and Dodge, it gave a good look at what is in store for Jeep, Ram, Alfa Romeo, and Maserati. For Jeep, the plan is for two new product launches per year. That will give the company 10 plug-in hybrids b

The Canadian International Auto Show is coming up, starting February 17th and running until the 26th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. 41 new and concept cars will be making their Canadian debuts at the show, with the headliner being the global auto show debut of the Aston Martin AM-RB 001 Hypercar and the debut of the Hyundai Elantra GT. Oth

New York is not a city for driving, it's a metropolis of the driven. There are any number of ways do get around town, from pedal-cab to taxi, and at the top of the food chain there's the limousine. At this year's New York Auto Show, there were any number of options for long, sleek luxury in which to stretch out and buy-sell-buy-sell your way int

Palermo, Sicily – Soon after getting off the plane in Palermo for the 2017 Maserati Quattroporte launch, I got hit by a Scirocco. Not the Volkswagen kind, but in fact that car’s namesake – a hot wind that blows off the deserts of North Africa. This was a new kind of hot. Forty-freakin-seven degrees Celsius hot, along with a blasting wind that sucks

Now that the Urus SUV has been added to the lineup, Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini's next move will be to add a four-door grand tourer in a bid to further broaden the brand's appeal. According to Lambo CEO Stefano Domenicali, a four-door, two-plus-two tourer is what the brand needs. He says such a car would build on the momentum set u

Subaru has recalled 2016 Legacy and Outback models for a steering column flaw that could cause a loss of steering control. The Transport Canada notice, which covers nearly 3,500 cars, says steering column components in these cars "may not have been manufactured to specification and may not engage properly." Subaru and Transport Canada are

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