2012 Maserati Quattroporte To Be Cleaner & Better-Positioned Against German Rivals

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Seow Yaohan | June 30, 2010

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 ...

Volkswagen To Buy Controlling Stake In Italdesign Giugiaro

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Seow Yaohan | May 20, 2010

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 ...

Proton Hybrid Concept Car Revealed

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Seow Yaohan | February 12, 2010

This is the first photo of the Proton hybrid concept car that will debut on March 2 at the Geneva Motor Show. Developed in a creative collaboration with Italdesign Giugiaro, an Italian automotive design firm that penned Maserati Quattroporte and Proton Persona among many ...

2011 Alfa Romeo 169 Rendered and Previewed

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Seow Yaohan | November 12, 2009

Another Italian beauty is coming our way sometime in 2011—the Alfa Romeo 169, the successor to the long-running though largely unpopular 166. Alfa Romeo has kept 169 under wraps very well, leaking no information whatsoever. So it is by Alfa Romeo's track record that ...