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Aston Martin Virage: Best to think of it as the DB9 ‘Ghia’

Aston Martin Virage at Geneva No, we didn’t know there was a yawning gap in price and performance between the Aston Martin DB9 and the Aston Martin DBS, crying out to be filled by the new Aston Martin Virage. And nor did we know there was a similar gap between the DBS Volante and the DB9 Volante, just begging for the Aston Martin Virage Volante. But Aston Martin obviously realised.

Christmas Getaway Is Go

THINKING of making a break for it this Christmas? You’re in good company, as millions of people are expected to be on the move in the biggest day of the Christmas getaway, with festive travellers crowding on to trains, boats and planes. And if you’re planning to escape the lacklustre weather you’re not alone either, as a sizeable chunk of the four million heading abroad for the holiday period are flying from UK airports, with the Canary Islands one of the top destinations.

Maserati Levante SUV confirmed for 2015 – Alfieri could arrive in 2016

The Maserati Levante SUV (pictured) will arrive in 2015 Fiat’s plans top revive the Maserati brand are off to a good start after sales grew strongly last year to more than 22,500 cars in the first nine months with the new Quattroporte and new Ghibli contributing strongly to those figures. But with a target of 50,000 sales a year, Maserati need new models too and the next in line for production is the Maserati Levante SUV, which Sergio Marchionne has now confirmed will arrive in production guise in 2015. It was expected the Levante would be a re-working of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, but with the Grand Cherokee selling in droves – and with a desire to make the Levante as ‘Italian’ as possible – it now looks like the Levante will get a version of the platform underpinning the Ghibli and use Maserati’s own 4WD system.