Raffaele Fusilli, Maserati Sales Director, introduced the Trident brand and the new GranTurismo at the Japanese motor show.

The Tokyo Motor Show was the setting for the public presentation of the new GranTurismo in Japan. Raffaele Fusilli, Maserati Sales Director, introduced the Trident brand at the Japanese motor show. This week is just the latest international motor show appointment for the GranTurismo which made its world debut at the Geneva Salon in the Spring. Since then it has appeared at all the leading automotive shows including New York, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, as well as events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Its centre stage appearance in Tokyo comes just as it has been revealed that the new 'Gran Tourer' is breaking records for Maserati. It has been an immediate success with the public and press, and the new coupé has already attracted over 2,200 orders worldwide, just as it arrives in the showrooms.

The Tokyo Motor Show is very important to Maserati. The Japanese market is the third largest for Maserati worldwide and it has an enormous growth potential. In the first nine months of 2007, 350 Maseratis were delivered to clients in Japan. This was an increase of 10 percent over the same period last year. The GranTurismo is one of the stars of the show and two a present, one blue and one silver.

Alongside the GranTurismo in Tokyo is the Quattroporte, and its appearances comes just as the AutoScout24 website has awarded it the most important prize for cars in Europe. AutoScout24, now in its sixth year, announced that the Quattroporte was the most voted-for car by European internet users. This Internet Auto Award is truly the public’s choice - taking into account the fact that 350,000 people voted and that they had a choice of 180 cars. For the first time this year, the voting process was explained in 16 languages on all of AutoScout24’s sites. The Maserati Quattroporte is the perfect harmony of sports car and luxury saloon. It has outclassed all its rivals and claimed the CAROLINA Trophy, which yet again confirms the incredible success of this flagship car.