Daily Drive: Maserati Ghibli sedan revealed ahead of Shanghai motor show

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Tuesday, April 09, 2013                  The Maserati Ghibli is a crucial element of the company's plans to grow sales.... Maserati reveals the Ghibli The Maserati Ghibli, revealed here in a series of official photographs for the first time ahead of its public premiere at the Shanghai motor show on April 21, is set to underpin the Italian carmaker's bold expansion plans and hopes of selling more than 50,000 cars per year ...   The world's best-selling passenger car is… Ford announced Tuesday the Focus nameplate sold more than 1,020,000 units in 2012 making it the best-selling passenger car in the world. Data supporting the claim came from Polk's annual vehicle-registration review,...   2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel review notes DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Chevy builds millions of cars that aren't the Corvette, and   Hamann introduces Mission body kit for BMW M5 Hamann Motorsport isn't known for being subtle. When it isn't pumping up G-Wagens and Porsches, it's tie-dying a McLaren MP4-12C. Its newest package starts with the already...   Vixen RV offered tomorrow's mobile comfort, yesterday Like a self-propelled Conestoga wagon, the modern motorhome invites -- nay, dares -- us to load up and go west, or north, or east, or south, or really, anywhere there's a peaceful RV park with pull-thrus and full hookups. Though these mobile palaces   Texting tragedy recounted by state trooper Former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, though retired from the position, is spreading messages aimed at ending distracted driving in honor of   Izod IndyCar Series returns to Pocono for tire test Marco Andretti was a toddler the last time an Indy car turned a lap in competition at Pocono Raceway. On April 10, the third-generation racer will get the opportunity to turn a high-speed lap on the “Tricky Triangle” as one of four drivers participating in a Firestone Racing...   Rejuvenated Kurt Busch moving single-car NASCAR Sprint Cup team in right direction Kurt Busch had shown all kinds of promise with his new Furniture Row Racing team, finishing in the top five in consecutive races and climbing to the cusp of being in the coveted top 12 of NASCAR's Sprint Cup standings. He... 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According to the third annual Vehicle Health Index coordinated by CarMD -- a leading provider of car repair data -- repair costs went up 10 percent in 2012.CarMD suggests that people are keeping cars much longer with the average...   US distracted driving fatalities top 3,300 Imagine if you were to wake up tomorrow, flip on the morning news, and discover that during the previous night, 3,092 people veered over a cliff to their deaths.Shocking, right?Now, imagine if the following year, you were to wake up in the morning, flip on the morning news, and discover that this...   Watch 'Rush' Formula One movie trailer here The countdown continues for Oscar Award-winning director Ron Howard's next movie, "Rush," which is expected to be in theaters in September.On Monday, promoters released the official movie trailer for the picture, which stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl as Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki ...   Video of 2.05-second pit stop that Red Bull Racing claims is F1 record Imagine a four-tire change in 2.05 seconds. Believe it, says the pit crew for Red Bull Racing, which turned the trick on lap 19 of the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix on March 24.The service time on Mark Webber's car was confirmed by telemetry data that showed the car was stopped for 2.05 seconds. ...   Tax-return car deals Automakers are offering cut-rate financing, cash back and lease deals just as our income-tax-refund checks are coming in the mail.These timely tax-return car deals are paired with the necessity for automakers to make room on dealer lots for all-new models. (See the Cadillac CTS deals.)Here, we...   Bugatti loses top speed record, teases new garage doors Bugatti placed this teaser shot on its Facebook page Monday with a cryptic quote. “The stage is set. It's almost time for us to share the latest example of exceptional Bugatti performance, simply keep a close eye on Facebook over the next few days.”Rumors floating around say this could...   Naked man breaks into Speed TV offices In today's “a story with more questions than answers” file, we offer you an item first reported by wbtv.com out of Charlotte, N.C.Apparently, early Monday morning, a naked man broke into the offices of Speed TV and ransacked the building.Photos from the wbtv.com website showed papers...   Haters hating on Jimmie Johnson after Martinsville win: What's the buzz? Jimmie Johnson did everything that he could to win Sunday afternoon's race at Martinsville, and while many of his fans were happy about the victory, a lot of NASCAR fans were not.Johnson was inundated with Tweets from angry fans, upset that Johnson didn't do more to help his teammate, Dale...   Giant phallus shuts down Nürburgring A naughty image closed down the Nürburgring for a few hours on Sunday as officials removed the drawing of a large penis from the famous roadway.Pranksters, as reported on several websites, painted the graffiti near the track's Brünnchen corner. According to the Yahoo U.K. website, police estimated...   Video of NHRA star Johnny Gray's car exploding and burning at Las Vegas Funny Car driver Johnny Gray was unhurt after his Dodge Charger exploded during qualifying on Friday for the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motorspeedway.Gray, who has announced that he will be retiring as a full-time driver after this season, came to Las Vegas fresh from a win at the ...   Brian Vickers calls Kevin Harvick's bump after NASCAR race at Martinsville 'blatant' The fireworks at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville didn't end with the checkered flag. Brian Vickers, Kevin Harvick and Danica Patrick were racing hard for 11th, 12th and 13th place off the final corner, and there was no dearth of contact between their cars.Ultimately, Vickers got...   Shelby ups Raptor availability: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Corvettes take Grand-Am win; Toyota disgruntled over Big Three's truck towing standard. 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