Maserati GranTurismo by SCS

The 2011 GranTurismo is a 2-door, 4-passenger luxury sports car, or convertible sports car, available in 3 trims, ranging from the Coupe to the Convertible. 2011 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible is equipped with a standard 4.7-liter, V8, 433-horsepower engine that achieves 12-mpg in the city and 20-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.

To help you remember, The Maserati GranTurismo was unveiled at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The two-door 2+2 coupe has a 4.2-liter V8 engine with 399 hp and a ZF 6-speed automatic gearbox and the larger engine is a 433 hp 4.7-liter V8.

The GranTurismo S Automatic, equipped with dual-cast brake discs as standard, features a 4.7-litre V8 which develops 440 HP (323kW) at 7000 rpm. The maximum torque is 490Nm at 4750 rpm and it sprints from 0 to 100km/h (0 to 62mph) in 5 seconds flat. Its top speed is 183 mph.

The Sport pack is priced at 3,840 bringing the price of a Sport pack equipped GranTurismo S Automatic to 92,480 on the road, including 3 years/unlimited mileage warranty.

The 2007 Maserati Gran Turismo much sportier lines than its predecessor. The Maserati Gran Turismo werkt a 4.2 liter V8, which comes from the Gran Turismo Ferraris and also helps to athletic performance.

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October Electric Car Sales: Chevy Volt Outsells Nissan Leaf

2011 Chevrolet Volt on test in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 2011

New-car sales figures are out for October, and in the plug-in electric car arena, Volt supporters can let out a muffled cheer. Finally.

The hometown favorite outsold the imported Nissan Leaf by almost 260 units, the first time in many months it's been able to best the battery electric hatchback from Japan.

During the month, Nissan sold 849 Leafs, bringing in the 2011 total to 8,048 (plus an additional 18 during December 2010, when Nissan sold its first 2011 Leaf). The company continues to be on target for meeting its goal of 10,000 or more Leaf sales during calendar 2011.

Nissan spokeswoman Katherine Zachary noted that the company is now between the 2011 and 2012 model years for the Leaf, so deliveries lagged slightly this month over last month's total of 1.031.

In October, GM sold 1,108 Volts-better than last month's 723, and ahead of the Leaf for the first time since early this year-squeaking the 2011 total past the 5,000 mark by only three cars. The company also sold a further 326 Volts last December, the first month in which a Volt was delivered to a retail buyer.

Chevrolet has consistently said it will build 10,000 Volts for retail sale during 2011. But it now seems likely that it won't sell 10,000 of them, leading us to ask last month if GM has a Volt sales problem.

Here's how Rob Peterson, long-suffering Volt spokesperson, explained that because Volts are built in the center of the country and must be trucked to early-sales markets on the coast, there's a 15-day minimum lag time between production and sales. That's could amount to 1,000 units.

So if Chevy can sell 1,500 Volts each month in November and December, it could hit a total of 8,000 sales for this year-which would bring it close to the numbers it's been touting.

Meanwhile, Nissan hopes to sell about 1,000 Leafs per month over the same period, bringing its total to about 10,000.

We'll be watching. Tune back in at this same time next month.

Porsche 911 RWB Pandora One

One of the cars that really stood out to us at the 2011 SEMA Auto Show was this particular Porsche 911 (964) that was jointly built by two industry heavyweights, Mark Arcenal of Fatlace and RWB's very own, Nakai-san.

The creation, called the RWB Porsche 911 Pandora One, is a testament to the highly influential skills of the two car builders. Before any modifications took place, RWB and Fatlace stripped down the car and all of its road equipment to give way for a new racing set-up, including a new full roll-cage. After that, two Recaro Pro-Racer SPG seats were installed and fitted along with Stack gauges. In addition, the 964's exterior was treated to a full compliment of aerodynamic parts courtesy of Rauh-Welt Begriff, highlighted by the enormous wing on the rear of the sports race car. Other touches done on the 964 include a satin green paint finish by TNT, new KW V3 coilovers to replace the car's standard springs and shocks, and a new set of 18 RWB wheels built by Rotiform wrapped in Falken tires on the front and Azenis tires on the back.

One unique feature of the Pandora One is a special remote-operated hydraulic lift system built by KW called the HLS System. The set-up allows the Porsche to create as much as 1.75 of additional ground clearance with just a push of a button.

Meanwhile, the car's race-spec engine was handled by FFTEC Motorsports, which in turn took the turbo engine and tuned it to produce 6psi of boost and 398 horsepower. While that number is what's underneath the hood of the 911 for now, the car is expected to back into FFTEC's Mustang dyno, where the company is looking into pulling out 15psi of boost. Figure that out and you'll probably get an output that's near the 550-horsepower area.

Varley Electric Vehicles evR450

The whole world is going electric or hybrid, at least they plan to when all the kinks have been worked out, so it shouldn't be at all surprising that the automakers of the world have hit the ground running with new technology. Even Australia is getting in on the action, and a small company by the name of Varley Electric is getting its turn. This automaker has just unveiled their evR450 - the first Australian electric supercar - at the 3rd annual Australian Electric Vehicle Conference.

The evR450 is powered by two locally sourced Ultramotive electric motors, each with 210 HP and 385 lb-ft of torque for a total output of 420 HP and 770 lb-ft of torque. This setup will sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds, while top speed will be limited to 124 mph.

The electric motors will take their power from lithium-ion batteries that will ensure an autonomy range of 93 miles, but this can be extended to 186 miles with a range-extension package.

The new evR450 will go on sale in January 2012 and will be priced at around $210K.

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