Category: Maserati

When Maserati invited me to spend a full day at Sydney MotorSport Park (nee Eastern Creek Raceway) I looked forward to fun times blasting around the tricky 4.5km road track. Which I did… What I didn’t expect was having fun at crawling speeds in a brace of Maserati Levante 4WDs. Yes, I’ve used the term 4WD here, Levante isn’t just a pretty on-road station wagon, it leans so much in the direction of capable SUV that I’ve granted it my personal top title of 4WD. This Italian masterpiece tackled serious… Read more

Maserati is importing just 20 limited-edition Ghibli Scatenato to Australia. Scatenato – Italian for Unleash – is powered by the Maserati designed, Ferrari built twin-turbo 3.0 litre V6 engine. This puts out 350 hp and drives the rear wheels via an eight speed automatic. This Ghibli can get from zero to 100 kmh in 5.5 seconds. Special features on the Scatenato are 21-inch Titano forged alloy wheels. Sitting inside the wheels are brake calipers in Maserati Blue. Inside, the standard seats have been up graded to wrap-around Sports Seats upholstered… Read more

Maserati has introduced a lower cost Levante to Australia with a recommended retail price of $125,000. That’s almost $15,000 under the price of the Levante turbo-diesel. On-road costs from dealers and governments have to be factored in. It’s powered by a Maserati-designed, Ferrari built, 350 horsepower (257 kW) 500 Newton metre twin-turbo V6 that displaces 3.0 litres. It is a detuned version engine in the range-topping Maserati Levante S that has 430 hp (321 kW) and 580 Nm. Drive is through an eight-speed automatic transmission to all four wheels with… Read more

The Goodwood Festival of Speed has become a favourite location for premiering high-performance cars so it comes as no surprise that Italian sportscar maker Maserati chose it to introduce the Levante GTS, one of the world’s hottest SUVs. The Levante GTS Twin Turbo 3.8-litre V8 is based on that used in the flagship Maserati Quattroporte GTS but has been re-engineered to work with the Q4 Intelligent All-Wheel Drive System. The engine has been retuned to deliver 550hp (404 kW) at 6250 rpm, and 730 Nm of torque between 2500 and… Read more

Just when you thought nothing could be crazier than the snowboarding aerobatics at the Winter Olympics comes the setting of a new Guinness World Record for, ‘fastest speed on a snowboard towed by a vehicle’ at an amazing 149.65 km/h. British snowboard sensation Jamie Barrow was towed behind a Maserati Levante S to set the record on a frozen lake at St Moritz in Switzerland. They would love to have reached 150 km/h, with one run actually getting to 151.57 km/h, but for obvious reasons the Word Record rules require… Read more

The 2018 Maserati GranTurismo four-seat coupe has arrived in Australia and features several significant refinements. The GranTurismo range in Australia now consists of two distinctly different variants, Sport and MC. They share the same powertrain but the suspension, interior trim and equipment vary from model to model. While the Sport is aimed at the sporty driver who doesn’t want to take their car to extremes, the GranTurismo MC, for Maserati Corse, is there for the serious driver who loves high-performance Italian machines. A significant restyle of the GranTourismo is more… Read more

Maserati Quattroporte has received a suite of change for 2018 season. The Quattroporte S version of the famed Italian company’s sedan is now powered by a new version of the Ferrari made twin-turbo V6 producing 321 kW, with torque of 580 Nm on tap all the way from 2250 to 4000 rpm. Resulting in a zero to 100 km/h time of 5.0 seconds. Visually, changes are minimal, with the Quattroporte GranSport receiving a gloss black grille to differentiate it from other versions in the range. Electric power steering (EPS) supersedes… Read more

Prestige car buyers are embracing SUVs in a big way. Latest to join the lineup is Italian Maserati with a model tagged Levante. Note, however, that Australia’s Maserati chief, Glen Sealey, regards Levante not as a ‘prestige’ vehicle, but as an ‘exclusive’ one. His reasoning is that the big name Germans and Brits are dabbling in so many low-cost areas, and consequently have lost some of their prestige shine. Sealey says Maserati Levante can step into the gap the others are leaving. Those looking for Italian stye and panache as… Read more