Maserati Spyder News

ALL TOYS BRIGHT AND SHINY as told by noted car scribe Richard J. Pietschmann, fellow journalist, spouse and former auto writer for Departures Magazine .

The Los Angeles Auto Show opens Friday with an unspoken theme: Less is more. The 10-day event at the Los Angeles Convention Center will see no shortage of flashy, muscular, even unattainable cars, but automakers will be pushing smaller, cheaper, greener - and fewer - cars and vans.

November 10, 2009 - If you are an aficionado of the sexy, sleek and speedy sports car, the San Francisco Chronicle SFGate.com 52nd Annual International Auto Show presented by AutoTrader.com November 26 - December 2, at Moscone Convention Center,place is the place to be.

Maserati took the wraps off its first proper four-seat convertible at last month's Frankfurt Motor Show .

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Super cars set sights on going green Carmakers struggle to strike balance with enthusiasts going green and maintaining high-performance reputations A visitor looks at a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder at Volkswagen's annual shareholders' meeting in Hamburg, Germany.

After a week on display in famed Grand Central Station, leading the Columbus Day parade with a 1929 V16 powered road car which won the World Speed Record in 1929, Maserati welcomed the brand New GranTurismo Convertible to a packed room at its Corporate Showroom on Park Avenue.

What better way to celebrate Italian culture than with a quintet of vintage Maseratis? Courtesy of Maserati North America , today's Columbus Day ParadeA in New York City was led by a quartet of the Modena manufacturer's products, the oldest of which was the V-16 powered 1929 Spyder pictured above.

A troop of classic and contemporary Maserati sports and luxury cars will lead New York City's 65th annual Columbus Day Parade up Fifth Avenue on October 12, 2009.

October 2, 2009:A breathtaking spectacle at London's Royal Horticultural Halls was put on to greet the arrival of Maserati's latest creation: the GranCabrio.

The 2010 C8 Spyker aileron presents a super-sleek profile on highway 22, near Millarville.

Volkswagen Group had a dominant presence in Frankfurt presenting more a dozen cars and concepts ranging from the 189 mpg L1 Concept to the stunning, V16 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Sang Blue roadster - all 1,001 horsepower of it.

September 22, 2009: Maserati GB was once again present as sponsor of the 11th edition of the Goodwood Revival meeting, which welcomed over 100,000 spectators over the course of the weekend.

September 16, 2009: September 15, 2009 - The GranCabrio, the first four-seater convertible in the history of Maserati, makes its international debut today at the Frankfurt International Auto Show.

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It's just a couple of days away now, and the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show agenda is firming up for the Motor Authority crew.

Back in the late '80s, Porsche created a four-door 911 as a birthday present for Ferry Porsche.

THE first four seat convertible to be built by Maserati will make its debut at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.

The new Pininfarina-designed Maserati GranCabrio is the first four-passenger soft-top model in the company's 95-year history.

There will be a definite Italian flavor to Classic Car Week on Friday. A showcase of about 200 European automobiles will be on display at Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside, part of a festival called "La Dolce Vita Automobili" that is making its debut on the Peninsula this year.

The flash of red and sinuous shape may catch your eye first. An elegant and tactile cabin may hook you, but it is the throaty blare of its so-Italian V-8 engine that will ultimately gaff you and land you in the boat.