Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Some things are at the fringe because they belong there. The tastes are too peculiar, the style too strange for the masses. But once in a while something emerges from the fringe into the mainstream because it deserves to be, because people learn to like it. Like matte paint finishes.
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Detroit: Mercedes-Benz brings the matte in from the cold
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Maserati , Misc. Auto Shows , Luxury We like us some matte finish here at Autoblog, but we have to admit that the usual smattering of matte black vinyl wraps leave us a bit in the dark. That’s why our eyes pop just a little wider when we see a car that cuts the glare but keeps the palette.
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Official: Maserati hits the matte with exclusive GranTurismo S Limited Edition
Filed under: Europe , Hatchback , Maserati , Alfa Romeo , Luxury There’s strength in numbers, particularly for a producer of high-end exotic automobiles. For a brand like Maserati , being linked to the Fiat Group not only means that it can offset its carbon emissions across a broader range of cars – something like the two-cylinder Fiat 500 TwinAir balancing out the GranTurismo MC Stradale – but also gives the company’s dealer network a ready fleet of more affordable loaner cars at their disposal. A couple years ago, Alfa Romeo and Maserati – which had just recently been realigned under common leadership – announced a special edition MiTo that had been made specially for Maserati dealers in Europe. Now they’ve followed up with the slightly larger and more powerful Giulietta
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Official: Maserati orders up special batch of Alfa Giuliettas for dealer loaner vehicles
2012 Maserati GranTurismo With the stunning GranTurismo, Maserati has a coupe and convertible that live up to the brandâs billing as a highly satisfying consolation prize to people who perhaps really wanted a Ferrari. With the stunning GranTurismo, Maserati has a coupe and convertible that live up to the brandâs billing as a highly satisfying consolation prize to people who perhaps really wanted a Ferrari. This exotic Italian has smoldering curves, a leather-lined interior with the proper aroma of luxury, and an exquisite sound that comes from a Ferrari-engineered 4.7-liter V-8.
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2012 Maserati GranTurismo
Maserati has unveiled the GranTurismo S Limited Edition at the Bologna Motor Show. It features a matte Sebring Blue exterior, polished aluminum brake calipers and 20-inch alloy wheels.
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Maserati GranTurismo S Limited Edition unveiled
Filed under: New York Auto Show , Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Dodge The Dodge Viper has been absent for just one model year, but the natives are restless. With little concrete information out there about the next generation Viper, and Dodge officials remaining tight-lipped about their halo car, anything that surfaces is big news. So how about this for the biggest news yet: Chrysler’s SRT Brand President and CEO Ralph Gilles has announced in the pages of Viper magazine that the 2013 Viper will be introduced at the New York Auto Show in early April. So what might we expect to learn in the next four months
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Report: Next-gen Dodge Viper will debut in April at New York Auto Show