Maserati and Salvatore Ferragamo

Maserati has entered into a prestigious partnership with Ferragamo, the world leader in the production of luxury accessories, to interpret the outstanding class of the stunning GranTurismo with a sleek luggage set made from exclusive high-quality materials. This unique partnership will seduce even the most passionate devotees of Italian luxury. The GranTurismo’s grille provides the inspiration for the exquisite luggage set, and the emotive slogan ‘Salvatore Ferragamo for Maserati’ is embossed on each individual part of the set.

To celebrate the arrival in the UK of the first Maserati GranTurismos and this partnership, Ferragamo’s London flagship store at 24 Old Bond Street is currently displaying the complete luggage set in their window until Monday 24th December 2007.

The luggage set is available in two leather finishes: ‘Firenze’, hand-boarded calfskin which has a clean, smooth appearance, and is available in dark brown or Maserati blue; alternatively ‘Modena’ a sportier finish in a natural, scratch-resistant calfskin leather in black or aubergine with refined contrasting stitching. The five piece set comprises a suitcase, a weekend bag, a beauty case, a garment holder and a dual function shoe case with a removable compartment divider. These five items all fit perfectly into the GranTurismo’s boot.

The luggage set is available to purchase directly at Ferragamo’s London Store at 24 Old Bond Street, or through Maserati’s nationwide dealer network, details of which can be found by visiting www.maserati.com. The ‘Modena’ finished set retails at £3,870, and the ‘Firenze’ finished set retails at £4,180. Alternatively the items are available to purchase individually directly from Ferragamo’s London Store priced: suitcase £1,555, weekend bag £889, beauty case £489, garment holder £909, and shoe case £985.

MRT-Direct Ford Edge

MRT-Direct will present at this year’s SEMA show a modified version of the Ford Edge. The MRT-Direct Ford Edge aims to up the “sport” in crossover sport utility. The 3D Carbon body kit of the MRT-Direct Ford Edge is accentuated with an MRT Leading Edge hood, rear fascia, black chrome exterior trim, 22-inch Boss Motorsports wheels and Dunlop tires.

The MRT-Direct Ford Edge is powered by a 3.5-liter turbocharged Duratec V-6 engine that is equipped with a Turbonetics air-to-air intercooler, MRT Aero turbine performance exhaust with calibration by Calibrated Success and Ford Racing Performance. The MRT-Direct Ford Edge is also equipped with a H&R Street performance suspension.
Interior upgrades of the MRT-Direct Ford Edge include: Sparco Modena sport seats and Stewart Warner gauges, an ARC Audio system that supplies the tunes while Ford’s exclusive SYNC hands-free communications system lets you keep both hands on the wheel at all times.