Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S Premieres in Detroit

The sportiest to-date model of Maserati’s Quattroporte range made its worldwide debut at NAIAS. The technical changes to the new Quattroporte Sport GT S compared to the ‘S’ model concern the mapping of the V8 4.7-litre engine which now produces 433HP, the new gearshift management software, the stiffer springs and lower ride height as well as the more sonorous sport exhaust system.

The Italian firm’s designers also went ahead and made a few subtle changes to the sport sedan’s exterior and interior. These include the new black grille with concave vertical fins featuring the Trident logo with red accents, the new headlights, in metallic titanium finish, the new M-design seats with perforated Alcantara and leather upholstery and finally the “titanium colored” composite material dashboard trim.

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Cadillac ELR to debut at 2013 Detroit Auto Show

Cadillac prepares for the unveiling of the ELR after group enjoyed the Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt went before him. At the Detroit Motor Show next month, the curtain off.

The Cadillac ELR is the production version of the Convert Concept that debuted in Detroit, but then again in 2009. The American manufacturer has unfortunately been slightly delayed, because actually, the ELR last year in showrooms should be.

Sleek design
anyway, according to the latest spy photos we have of Cadillac ELR remains quite faithful to the concept car and we welcome that very far. Tight, very angular lines make the coupe unmistakably a Cadillac and this identity we can really appreciate.

Ampera / Volt
Technical information about the Cadillac ELR will pass during the presentation in Detroit lost, so we have to make do with what we know now. Certainly the powertrain of the ELR in the base of the Ampera / Volt, so an electric with an internal combustion engine as a range extender. However, because of this a premium brand like Cadillac ELR is expected will be stronger and faster than his contemporaries group. Presumably the manufacturer therefore appealed to a strong, but smaller turbo engine.

The production of the Cadillac ELR begins in late 2013.

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