Tuesday 6th March 2007

Maser unveils the new GranTurismo

New car caught by PH uber-snapper

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Maserati revealed its new GT, the GranTurismo, at the Geneva motor show this week and the first pictures have arrived, courtesy of PistonHeads snapper Sebastian Geisler.

Described as "a high-performance GT", the two-door GranTurismo uses the company's 4.2 litre 405bhp V8 and a front/rear weight distribution of 49 per cent / 51 per cent.

It'll be fitted with a paddle-actuated automatic gearbox -- the same that just adopted for the Quattroporte -- and an adaptive control system that adjusts gear-shifting mode to the driving style and the driving conditions.

It's a full four-seater, it'll replace the Coupé and you can expect to be able to buy one in September.

Maserati made its first GT was in 1947 when the Trident Company unveiled the Pinin Farina-designed GT, the A6, at the Geneva show. 58 were built.

[minipower]

A clean beatiful design. If I could buy one though, it would most likely be in a different colour as the white does not seem to do it total justice.

[LittleBro]

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topi

[minipower]

Only 1 minute out.

Edited by minipower on Tuesday 6th March 11:46