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Is Maserati Dying?

Maserati has been a great sports car company making beautiful looking, great sounding GT cars, but it cannot do what it has been doing for too long now, because Ferrari after it acquired Maserati has not let the company function to its full capability.The last great car to roll out Maserati factory was the Ghibli . All they have been doing since then is changing the audio system and face-lifting the car. Ferrari owns Maserati but the parent company has never taken steps to provide them with the great F1 technology from Ferrari. Maserati Ghibli. Maserati Ghibli Interior. When it comes to the rise of great GT cars, Aston is takingthe lead and catching up with Ferrari and on the other hand Ferrari isn’t doing so well, the earlier California was actually a car developed by Maserati which was taken away by Ferrari because apparently “it was too good to be a Maserati”, this is what I meant when I said that Ferrari wouldn’t let Maserati function at its full capability an...

The Automakers who have lost their way.

Which auto-maker has lost its way ? I think I need to point out two companies here: Ferrari and BMW (Please don't bash me guys !!). Okay, Let's talk about BMW first. In this era of supercars and hypercars why do we not have a BMW hypercar coming out? With the steps BMW is talking it has lost its importance as the "ultimate driving machine". BMW does not give a damn about making the ultimate drivers car, all we have is a refreshed looking, longer sedan with the same interiors from the past 5 years? Its a German automaker for God's sake. I think BMW needs to move from past failures to new ventures.The i8 was a disaster of the industry, everyone expected that to be the silent supercar, "the evolution of electric supercars" but that doesn't perform , a supercar that doesn't perform isn't a supercar! Its a Ferrari(lol, have patience fans ...). Though the i8 looks epic, but.... :P And I am not here to bash BMW, its a great car company they do n...

Aston martin, the Ferrari destroyer?

Ferrari has always been known as the gentleman’s car, it is a company that has been every car guys poster car as well a performer on tracks, having wonderful designs and being a great GT car, due to this it had a reputation of being a gentleman’s car until lately when the company has been under constant criticism by people in the car world due to its slow implementations of new policies and slow reaction to changes happening in the car world like coming out with a new SUV, or the Ferrari FUV as they call it, the decision of not going electric and other issues like imposing baseless conditions on customers to test or modify their own cars. Aston Martin Valkyrie Aston Martin meanwhile is acting smart by reacting to changes rapidly and moving ahead skilfully in the industry by changing their policies, going electric, making great gentleman’s car and pushing the bar higher and higher by making smart decisions time and again. They are competing with Ferrari by launching their o...

Ferrari FUV ?

Is Ferrari's decision right about the SUV ? With other competitors in the race Ferrari has finally decided to make an SUV , which rather they call as the FUV (Ferrari Utility Vehicle) . Ferrari has finally decided to move on from its rigid Sports car only approach to a more flexible one. Ferrari swore that it will never make an SUV but the demands of the market are pushing the company to take such a decision, like every other sports car manufacturer has moved in the SUV segment.     Ferrari plans to sell about 2k-3k FUV's and they expect this FUV to double the company's profit by 2022. Being 3 years behind from cars like Urus from Lamborghini , they have decide to launch it by 2021. With the Urus entering the market by 2019. Ferrari FUV is to be priced around 3,50,000$ and Urus in the sub 200,000$ range. Ferrari is changing strategy with the upcoming models by providing a gas- electric option , and is speculated to come with a V8 engine. As reports sug...

Ferrari Portofino...

A California T replacement? Ferrari today launched its new car Portofino , that will be a replacement for the California T a GT car designed for ride comfort and handling. Replacement for Ferrari California T , the Portofino, takes 3.5 seconds to reach 62 mph, features 591 bhp 3.8-litre V8 and will hit 198 mph. With 591 HP and 759 Nm of torque Portofino claims to achieve top speed of 198mph and will go from 0-62 mph in 3.5 secs, fast for a GT !. The Portofino also has 2 rear seats and also a retractable metal hardtop. This new engine is the new version of the twin turbo V8 from the California T but produces 39HP more.It includes new air intakes, exhaust header and pistons to allow engine to breath more and deliver a greater power output. Newer Aero has been introduced in the Portofino, air intakes channel air from front of the car to its sides and a new electronic differential at the rear to help put the power down more efficiently with mu...