Maserati unveiled the GranTurismo this year at Geneva Motor Show. The car was a success long before it even get official and many customers have announced they desire of driving a car like this. Today, Maserati has announced the European prices for the GranTurismo: 114.340 Euro (for the American market it is expected to be priced around $124.000). GranTurismo is a car with exceptional design, a car suitable for everyday use, with excellent handling, a very sporty feel and a thrilling drive. (...)
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Porsche announced today the European pricing for the 2008 911 Turbo Convertible, and the pricing went beyond any imagination. After yesterday when Porsche has announced new prices for all the sports car (the prices for 911 Turbo went to 140.152 euro), today Porsche priced the 911 Turbo Convertible at 210.950 euro! Its Italian competitors, the
Lamborghini Gallardo Spider are priced at 243.658 euro and the
Ferrari F430 Spider at 232.273 euro.
As with the 911 Turbo Coupé, the Cabriolet will (..
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Rolls Royce has plans for a new baby saloon that will be unveiled in 2009. The company put big hopes in this new model and expects big profit by 2011. The new model will be unveiled after the new
BMW 7-Series will debut in 2008 and will go on sale in 2009. The new Rolls Royce will be a direct competitor for the Bentley Continental Flying Spur
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If you have money to spend and want to buy a real nice car, Cars.com made a list with top ten cars over $100,000 cars. But even if the list is very long allready, the trend doesn’t look to be ending anytime soon, either. New $100,000-plus entries from Porsche and Aston Martin are on the way, and even
BMW and
Mercedes-Benz are looking to produce new, rarified models.
But from all the offers which one is the best? Cars that made the list had to sticker between $100,000 and $200,000 and go (..
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Audi has announced that the R8 wil go on sale on the US market in September. Pricing starts at $110,000 for the six-speed manual and rises to $119,000 for the six-speed automatic. Both prices include shipping. The R8 has a 420-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 engine.
On selling the R8 Audi will copy a
Ferrari practice: dealers will ask would-be buyers to sign an affidavit stating that they will give the dealer first crack at buying back the R8 if they sell it. Signing the affidavit is voluntary.
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The Aston Martin DB9,
Bentley Continental GT,
Ferrari 599 GTB, and
BMW M6 will get a strong replica from Porsche. Spy photographers have already caught in tests, alongside the highly anticipated Panamera, a large size coupe, possibly a descendent of the 928 of the 1990s. As rumors say, the fifth Porsche model will be technically based on the Panamera and launched one year after the sedan, in 20
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Dr.Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, Germany, will be sending the new 911 Turbo Cabriolet to the starting line on September 8. The 20-year tradition within the 911 Series of the 911 Turbo with a classic soft top is continued with this open, top model. Firstly, the open 2+2 seater offers the driving performance of a high-performance sports car while still providing convertible driving pleasure. Secondly, compared to the competition the 911 Turbo Cabriolet is economical in its fuel consumption, thanks to its deliberate design, outstanding aerodynamics and advanced engine technology
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The latest
BMW M3 Coupé is a technical tour de force. The 420hp V8-engined performance car is capable of zero to 62mph in 4.8 seconds, before going on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. But while engine capacity, cylinder count and output have increased compared to the previous M3’s six-cylinder unit, engineers have managed to reduce powerplant weight and introduce elements of BMW’s EfficientDynamics programme.
The use of lightweight engine components means the (...
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Mercedes and McLaren have joined forces again and they are working on a "baby" McLaren that will compete with
Lamborghini Gallardo, the V10 version of the Audi R8 and
Ferrari F430. The new model will be priced at around $200.00
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After Prodrive got in charge over the Aston Martin company they have announced big plans for the future. One of them is to put into production the Rapide Concept that was unveiled in 2006 at the North American International Auto Show. The Rapide will go into production in 2009 and will compete with the Porsche Panamera,
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class and
Maserati Quattroport
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