philipwitak : digging up great designs form the past is the easy task. Trying to find something from the present is difficult. GT is the absolute pinnacle of current automotive design. Finally a car design that a person can be passionate about!

doctorv8: give me a break, CL600!!! :) The car has highly engineered muscles and a huge price tag, but compared to the GT its Ahnuld wearing Adidas vs Johnny Depp in Valentino :)

More importantly, a Maserati is like an all-access pass to nightlife. No more dealing with “Are you on the list?” from some jerkoff valet when you’re driving a GT. Also, very good for picking up on American Socialite girls and Hollywood actress girls (the high-end ones). Luxurious materials. Understated yet dope. Elegant, sharp, and beautiful. Look to spend about $117k (pretty cheap actually). :)

http://www.thegmanifesto.com/2006/03/insight-into-world-of-suits.html

And it’s sexy, but it’s no Aston.

though anyway, isn’t the alfa 8c the new hotness?

The CL600 has more oomph than the Maserati will ever have, thanks to a bigger motor and a pair of pinwheels. ‘Course it doesn’t sound as good…

The 2008 Fiat Grande Punto is the new car under the name Fiat.

Which they are industrial,Auto Manufacturing, Engine Manufacturing, Financial and Industrial.

Before someone bad mouth Fiat.

There is nothing wrong with Fiat cars it is only in our country that we don’t like the name Fiat another misconception of the American consumer behavior.

I don’t understand the “Myriad” comment by the way. Is it the tenth to the 4th power?

Yes, I’m aware that both usages are technically acceptable.

It still sounds jarring. Just sayin’.

there is a soft spot in my heart for maserati. but with all due respect, i gotta disagree with the assessment of the gt as ‘most beautiful.’ and the reason i do disagree has everything to do with the situation surrounding my own personal introduction to the marque.

it was back in 1969. i had only been with my new employer for a couple of months and i was meeting the owner of the company for the first time. the two of us went to lunch and i can’t even begin to recall where we went, but i’ll never forget how we got there – in his brand new ghibli coupe. now that was a truly gorgeous maserati. same for the bora model which followed it – another really beautiful car.

in my opinion, they’ve built nothing as aesthetically pleasing as those two ever since.

“Usage Note: Throughout most of its history in English myriad was used as a noun, as in a myriad of men. In the 19th century it began to be used in poetry as an adjective, as in myriad men. Both usages in English are acceptable”

If you’re going to be annoying about grammar, at least make sure you’re corret

Ouch.

So, why didn’t I _buy_ one? The primary reason was that it seems very difficult to actually get one right now without paying a bribe to the dealer. They had a handful available, but _every_ single one has some minor dealer installed trinket, which is marked way up. If I want a factory fresh one, well sir, that will take a few months because we have to order one all the way from Italy, you see. A.Y.F.K. me?

The second reason, of course is that I was a bit chicken about the reliability of this car as a (almost) daily driver. So I drove over to the MBZ dealership and got myself a CL600. Not quite the same ooomph, but it will do until maybe I pick up a Maserati GT when I am in Europe next summer.

Weight is the enemy, as Colin Chapman felt. Rather than increase the horsepower, maybe the designers and engineers at Maserati might want to work on lightening the curb weight of this machine? But admittedly, carbon fiber is expensive and this car already resides at price point best suited to NBA players and others where price is no object. But hey, pushing the technology envelope is never cheap now is it?

Zero-to-sixty times aren’t particularly relevant, unless you’re bracket racing. Handling is what really matters to a sports car or sports coupe. This Italian might have consumed too much pasta – figuratively speaking.

Astons, you have to be joking right, I can go right to Northern Blvd in Nassau and walk right onto a open lot a feel up about a dozen of these bastard babies. Nothing special there. Todays Astons are for folks that know nothing about cars but can be convinced that AM is a prestigious brand.

None of the VW exotics are have the cache value that the brands used to have. Now that Lamborghinis and Bentleys are common outside of low level drug dealer hang outs in the Bronx and on (heaven forbid) Used car lots you know that the brand has lost something important. A Lamborghini is now the car to buy while you are on the waiting list for your Ferrari.

New Rolls Royce, no better why to show the world that you have JUST arrived and still require “bling-bling” to show off how much money you are spending (not making).

The Maserati coupe has the same problem. While the Quarttoporte appears to appeal to the real money makers, the coupes all appear to be driven by younger guys around here. Needless to say they are being scooped up in the used car market because of the piss-poor resale valuer.

MB SLs and Coupes/ Do you remember the 560SEC and 560sl that all the doctors used to drive well let me tell you those doctors all seem to drive Lexuses now! The sl500/550 and those new coupe appear to be the cats meow amoung the gold chain, open shirted, hairy chest crowd today. A benz used to be the car that the confident man purchased now these things are made for folks that need an necessary ego boast.

BMW 6 series /M6, the biggest bastard of them all! You can not buy a car the announces any louder that you have very little taste and no very little about cars. This is the new tacky-mans car. Remember those Benzs from the late 80s and early 90s with those ugly body kits and tacky gold trim that the wannabe gansters used to drive, well the 650i is NOW it! Make it a convert and you will win first prize.

There is a reason that Ferrari is able to command such a premium for its cars. Their cars are special!

People will (rightfully so) buy this car on its looks alone. The exhaust note of these modern maserati’s makes my hair stand on end.

Anyone who would chose a BMW 6 over this needs to have their vision tested!

My next car will be an Audi R8.