FERRARI 458 SPIDER

The new car’s unveiling at Frankfurt this week is in tune with Ferrari’s tradition of keeping a new coupe on the market for some time before providing convertible fanatics with their candy. But this debut stands apart: it’s the first time a mid-engined, race-minded Prancing Horse will boast a retractable aluminum hardtop, a trick first seen in the front-engined California.

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MASERATI KUBANG PICTURES AUTO SHOW CAR

We covered Maserati's new sport luxury SUV prior to the announcement at IAA in Frankfurt earlier this week, but there's now a bit more info plus a lot more pics and detail available.

Maserati showed a Giugiaro-styled SUV named the Kubang (after a Javan wind) in Detroit in 2003 in response to the then new Porsche Cayenne.

They've kept the name, and the basis of the vehicles will be the Jeep Grand Cherokee, but the engine, suspension, steering and brakes will be Maserati and the Jeep styling makeover has been conducted under the eye of Maserati's Lorenzo Ramaciotti.

The car will also come with a choice of several new Maserati engines designed by ex-Ferrari F1 engine designer Paolo Martinelli, and will be produced in Maranello by Ferrari.

The transmission will be an AT eight-speed auto and the suspension, brakes and steering components will also be developed in Modena by the Maserati Product Development Department.
The Kubang is still expected to be built in Detroit as per the article earlier in the week.

Interestingly, the original Kubang was to be powered by a Chrysler Hemi V8. Giugaro did a nice job IMHO. That's it below. (source)

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MASERATI GRANCABRIO FENDI PICTURES AUTO SHOW CAR

The Maserati GranCabri Fendi designed by Silvia Venturini Fendi unites two iconic Italian brands, both Fendi and Maserati carry with it a tradition of Italian craftsmanship and design.

The GranCabrio will be introduced at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show and as many would expect features the iconic touches and distinct style of both the Maserati and Fendi name. Under the hood the GranCabrio utilizes a 4.7 liter V8, automatic transmission, and unmistakable exhaust note.

Some may argue that style is just as important as function and the GranCabrio radiates Italian style and luxury with its triple-layer body color, fittingly named Grigio Fiamma Fendi; a custom dark grey with an iridescent gold finish on the surface. The wood trim Pergamena Fendi runs along the width of the dashboard. Not to be forgotten is the iconic Fendi yellow which features on the brake calipers and the embroidered yellow tridents on the headrests.

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Come up with new Tesla Electric Car

The electric car market in the future is increasing and is expected to be the trend at the global level and one of the world's leading electric car , Tesla Motors showed their latest electric cars the Tesla Model X. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the car will be the latest car Tesla and prepared their production in 2013. " ( Car ) It has better utility of a minivan, and have better performance and much better than an SUV , " he claims as detikOto quotation from the New York Times , Saturday ( 02/11/2012 ) . 

" Because this is an electric car , we do not need a traditional combustion engine , so we can provide more space , " tambahnya.Dari looks, Tesla Model X is a modern look with a futuristic design lines . Gull -wing style doors gullwing alias that makes this car look sporty but still claimed to not complicate when the passenger or the driver wants to get out of a small car in the garage . For driving , the car was driven by a battery that can bring the Tesla Model X is roam between 160-300 miles , or about 257 km to 482 km in a single battery charge .

 " Although X is heavier , it will still run from zero to 60 miles per hour (96 km / h ) in about 4.4 seconds , " says Mr Musk saying that this car will likely be released in America in numbers ranging from U.S. $ 49,900 (USD 445.8 million ) after receiving a subsidy for each car friendly environment of the U.S. government about U.S. $ 7,500 (USD 67 million ) . "This will be our most important car , and the highest volume , which will come , " he concluded .

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