There is no escaping the trend of growing emphasis on fuel economy and emissions level, not even for a traditional sports-car brand like Maserati. According to company CEO Harald Wester, the next-generation Quattroporte will be 15 percent lighter and 25 percent lower on fuel consumption and emissions compared to the current Quattroporte. To achieve those objectives, the upcoming …Read More

Have two million ringgit to spare but not the patience to endure the two-year wait for a Ferrari to be delivered to your doorstep? Good news if you fulfil those criteria, because Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo has made it a priority to reduce waiting times for all new Ferrari models to less than a year. Currently, buyers have to …Read More

Alfa Romeo, part of the Fiat group, could be heading for demise in five year if the upcoming Giulia, the replacement for the 159, and models based on its platform do not generate 100,000 vehicles in annual sales. Alfa Romeo had targeted to sell at least 300,000 vehicles annually by 2010, according to plans dating back to 2006, but the …Read More

True to what was reported last week, Volkswagen Group has made a formal announcement regarding the purchase of a 90.1 percent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro, Italy’s legendary and largest design and engineering firm responsible for designing the very first Volkswagen Golf and Proton Emas hybrid concepts among many others. The deal has been structured to include all brand name …Read More

Volkswagen will buy a controlling stake in Italdesign Giugiaro, Italy’s largest design and engineering firm with a legendary status, according to insider sources who talked to Automotive News. An announcement of the deal could be made within a week. Italdesign Giugiaro is responsible for designing some icons such as Audi 80 and the original Volkswagen Golf. Current …Read More

These are the spy shots of the 2012 next-generation Lamborghini Murcielago, which promises true supercar performance aided by an extremely low weight count as well as blistering power from a brand-new 7.0-litre V12 powerplant. From the photos, it appears that the all-new Murcielago would be heavily influenced by Lamborghini’s limited-edition Reventon and the Estoque concept car. Through the use of an …Read More

The 2011 all-new Ferrari 458 Italia, successor to Ferrari F430, has been launched in Malaysia for a massive two million ringgit. First introduced at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 458 Italia is Ferrari’s answer to Lamborghini’s Gallardo LP 560-4. Filling in for the F430 would not be easy, but the 458 Italia has a 4.5-litre V8 and seven-speed …Read More

As rare as Ferraris are in Malaysia, here are three—a Ferrari F430 coupe, a Ferrari F430 Spider and a Ferrari F430 Scuderia—hanging out together. They were not strolling the roads, looking pretty. The three Ferraris were racing up Genting Highlands’ winding roads—Malaysian style, which means a little too dangerous and a tad too reckless. It is one thing to weave in and out of …Read More

In the rarefied realm of supercars, fine margins count for a lot. Shedding 70 kg and 0.3 seconds may not seem significant, but that is what the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera offers over the regular Gallardo LP 560-4. Superleggera stands for lightweight in Italian, and, indeed, the Gallardo LP 570-4 is 70 kg lighter and 10 horsepower more …Read More

The first photo of the Ferrari 599 GTO, the road-legal version of the track-only 599XX, has surfaced via FastLaneDaily. Separately, the supercar’s price list has also been leaked from within Ferrari. While Ferrari has neither confirmed nor denied the leaked information, the options of racing stripes and historic GTO stripes on the price list add to the credibility of the photo. According …Read More

Transformers really is a movie for guys: To sum up the story, cars (planes and military vehicles for the bad guys) which transform into giant robots fight one another for the survival of mankind. And of course there is Megan Fox. The combination of cool transforming cars, plenty of fight action and damsel in distress has been good enough for …Read More

Becoming green, or at least putting in the effort to appear green, is the norm nowadays across the automotive world. Recognising that trend is crucial to understanding why niche, low-volume car companies are going out of their way to cut consumption and emissions: Just look at Lamborghini’s go-green efforts and Ferrari’s 599 HY-KERS hybrid system, which pairs a V12 engine and …Read More

This is Pagani’s official commercial for the limited-edition, track-only Zonda R, the final iteration of the Zonda before its successor, the C9, arrives this year or next. Constructed mainly from carbon-fibre and titanium, the Zonda R is powered by a 739-bhp, 709-Nm 6.0-litre V12 engine mated to a six-speed sequential manual gearbox. The potent mix of low kerb weight and …Read More

Following the success of the last-generation Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, the lightweight, stripped-down version of the new Gallardo LP560-4 was just waiting to be introduced. And, indeed, it has made its debut appearance at the Geneva Motor Show. Mechanically, the 5.2-litre V10 has been tuned to produce 10 horses more at 562 bhp (570 hp, hence the LP570-4 name), while the …Read More

The 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta is finally here, only just unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The successor to the 147, the five-door-only Giulietta hatchback represents Alfa Romeo’s, as well as Italy’s, answer to Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus. As expected, Giulietta is handsome in the metal, bearing a particularly striking rear end. Then again, it is hard to name an …Read More

These are the spy shots of Ferrari’s latest project—the 599 GTO, the road legal version of the track-only 599XX. For those who find the 599 GTB Fiorano too common, too mild and too cheap, the 599 GTO fits the bill perfectly. With 599XX replacing the Enzo-based FXX, the 599 GTO also caters to the ultra high-end segment vacated by the Enzo, …Read More

Felipe Massa has driven the Ferrari 599XX, a track-focused version of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, in Valencia. Under Ferrari’s customer racing program, Massa was joined by other 599XX owners, who would give feedback to Ferrari engineers regarding the 599XX’s performance. Replacing the Enzo-based FXX, the 599XX is powered by a retuned version of the 599’s V12 engine with just …Read More

Big changes are coming up for Alfa Romeo, the Italian brand famous for producing beautiful cars. According to the Automotive News, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Abarth, all companies under Fiat SpA, could be heading for a merger. This news follows the appointment of Maserati and Abarth CEO Harald Wester as the head of Alfa Romeo. Wester is tasked with determining the synergies …Read More

Ferrari and Lamborghini are household names when it comes to supercars. Pagani, on the other hand, is much less well-known, even though its models are more expensive, more exclusive and more powerful than most models wearing the Prancing Horse or Raging Bull badge. Pagani’s only main model, the Zonda, which has spawned a number of sub-models including the latest Pagani Zonda Cinque roadster, …Read More

Ever since the alliance with Fiat, Chrysler’s survival has been certain, though the same can not be said for its prospects. Speculation are abound with regards to whether Fiat models will be re-badged as Chryslers in the U.S., and vice-versa for the European markets. Not quite, according to Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, who confirmed that Chrysler and Lancia, Fiat’s subsidiary company, are likely …Read More