RE: Revealed: Maserati GranCabrio S

[AB]

Wow - beautiful.

[Guvernator]

Agree, best looking 4 seater convertible on sale at the moment. The Ferrari derived engine would also be a very pleasant sounding thing I imagine. Do Mazerati's still suffer from tremendous depreciation? Could well consider a used one for £20k in a few years ;-)

[thirsty]

Wow ! Face it ... Italians know how to make good looking cars.

[adycav]

It's a handsome devil.

[kambites]

Lovely looking things in pictures, but on the road they just look too big for their styling, somehow.

[ferkle]

Sorry, I'm going to need a minute or two alone with my thoughts.


That is gorgeous, and I am only reading on a 4" screen.

Must. Work. Harder. I need this in my life.

[robsco]

Oh boy, I could insert hundreds of Italian cliches into this post. But I'll just dribble instead.

2000 posts, whoop!

[adycav]

kambites said:

Lovely looking things in pictures, but on the road they just look too big for their styling, somehow.

They are a large machine and I see what you are saying.

Will Maserati be releasing a smaller coupe/sports car I wonder? Something 911 or Cayman sized perhaps?

[Tomoose85]

Borderline perfection for me! Only reason it got "just" a 9 was because they have priced me out of the market for one, i.e. it'll be more than £30k!

[Gun]

adycav said:

Will Maserati be releasing a smaller coupe/sports car I wonder? Something 911 or Cayman sized perhaps?

That is something I would love to see!

[Guvernator]

Tomoose85 said:

Borderline perfection for me! Only reason it got "just" a 9 was because they have priced me out of the market for one, i.e. it'll be more than £30k!

If this follows the usual Maserati deprecation curve, just wait a couple of years

[Beefmeister]

Oooff. Tough choice:



OR



OR



And don't give me any of that 'they're not rivals' nonsense. They're all 400bhp+ gorgeous slightly more hardcore/sporting convertibles around the same price (okay, the Pork is cheaper).

If it were my everyday car, i'd have the 911 GTS. Weekend toy? Aston.

[James Dean]

Fantastic! And great overall score as well!

[Tomoose85]

Beefmeister said:

Oooff. Tough choice:



OR



OR



And don't give me any of that 'they're not rivals' nonsense. They're all 400bhp+ gorgeous slightly more hardcore/sporting convertibles around the same price (okay, the Pork is cheaper).

If it were my everyday car, i'd have the 911 GTS. Weekend toy? Aston.

Easiest choice ever, I'd take the Mazzer.

[jake15919]

edinph said:

So size does matter!

In this case yes. I saw it in magazines and thought of it as an Aston or Alfa 8C rival. In fact in real life it looks and feels closer to a Phantom cabrio in size terms. I may be over exaggerating, but not by much.

[infradig]

jake15919 said:

In this case yes. I saw it in magazines and thought of it as an Aston or Alfa 8C rival. In fact in real life it looks and feels closer to a Phantom cabrio in size terms. I may be over exaggerating, but not by much.

I parked next to a white one (non S) at the weekend and it was exactly the same length as my e39,something that my wife strangely didn't think a suitable dinner table conversation topic. Must be the biggest non Rolls/Bentley soft top since the 124 Merc.

[Tonto]

Luca Brasi said:

Best looking convertible available.

Agree, but close second...

[Guvernator]

infradig said:

I parked next to a white one (non S) at the weekend and it was exactly the same length as my e39,something that my wife strangely didn't think a suitable dinner table conversation topic. Must be the biggest non Rolls/Bentley soft top since the 124 Merc.

I wouldn't call an E39 massive by todays standards. Besides this is a genuine 4 seat convertible, I think the size is reasonble for what it is.

[Pixel Pusher]

Tonto said:

Agree, but close second...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V2mE_QCpzU&feature=related

[londonagent]

Me likey. Don't have enough pennies though.