Sunday, July 29, 2012

MASERATI CAR HISTORY


The excitement of the Italian sports car does not make cars this price spike. Maserati has himself made ​​his name as a manufacturer of exotic cars worth dream cars at prices that even the sky is still a bargain at the point of intense competition across bridge. Maserati today's diverse styles ranging from sports cars to luxury sports sedan widely.
This company by six Maserati brothers founded in 1914 include: Carlo, Bindo, Alfieri, Mario, Ettore and Ernesto. Based in Bologna of Italy, this brother was a veteran riders outlined plans to build a race car for the purpose of personal use. Mario is an artist, he was confident in the creation of the trident symbol of the company as the statue of Neptune in Bologna Square.
During two decades of 20 and 30, the Maserati brothers have won numerous awards worldwide for fabrication of race cars. In 1937 the brothers sold the surviving company's shares Orsi family, who later left the company headquarters in Modena.Two years later, one of its cars won the Indianapolis 500 fame.
Postwar, Maserati continued to flow along with the impressive victory racing with cars like the Tipo 60 and 61 "Birdcage" fame. The company did not start making street cars until the A6 coupe was born circa 1947 - '57. Only 138 cars produced in that long period, so most of its profits come from products other: spark plugs and car batteries. Maserati 3500 GT models, the engine was installed dual cam 6-cylinder line was first introduced in the mid 1950s.
Until 1960, this manufacturer has shifted focus from production to racing cars line the street. The company has launched the sexy model like Mistral Coupe and Sebring.But it was not until 1966, with the introduction of Giugiaro-styled Ghibli cars shiny, new Maserati sports car for the Italian style charm and is really well fitted with engines (V8, 330 horsepower). In 1968, Citroën brand has been acquired.
During the 1970s, are collaborating with Citroën Maserati, using a suspension system and steering components for its cars like the Maserati V8 Bora and V6 Merak style.However, oil crisis of that decade, has caused great damage to the company, which reduce demand for gasoline-powered cars, the Maserati is the main product. Citroën was driven to bankruptcy and Maserati to close. In 1975, the company was bought by Alejandro de Tomaso of Argentina, was a very successful race car driver. He quickly produced a new model called the Quattroporte III, a 4-door luxury sedan.
The 1980s was a dark period dramatically against the Maserati. Biturbo models of its main U.S. market has become boring and no longer reliable. In 1991, the company has completely stopped importing cars into the U.S. market. 1993 Fiat acquired Maserati Biturbo and the variation of production continued until the plant closed in 1997 to refurbish the whole. During that time, Ferrari Maserati has acquired 50%; Ferrari continues to hold full control over the brand. After the rebirth of the factory, Maserati started production back with a pair of world-class vehicles, it was the two-seat Spyder roadster and the current four-seat coupe. With a strong V8, F1-style gearbox, bearing the Giugiaro design and significant improvements in quality, the new Maserati vehicles had been launched into the U.S. market in 2002 and restored its reputation for Italian sports car.
In 2005, Maserati was separated from Ferrari but the Fiat group. That year also saw the return of the Quattroporte sports sedan luxury. Maseratis today is recognition of the Italians, but their opponents had learned the benefits from substantially cheaper prices while still providing the car carrying the Italian style of sexy and seductive.

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