New updated Granturismo sport

New updated Granturismo sport

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bluemoon321

Original Poster:

22 posts

117 months

Thursday 19th October 2017
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I thought i would share my new Maserati Granturismo Sport MC which i collected this week.
I believe i am the first one in the UK to take delivery of the new up todate model and face lift.
The car is even more sexier than ever with the new design grill and front and new rear bumper.
The inside dash and central consul just make the car more fresher and better
Finished in Bianco Eldorado and Black Leather with white contrast stitching and fitted with full carbon fibre trim inside and out.
Great car and i love it, great sound .








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jamesbilluk

3,693 posts

183 months

Thursday 19th October 2017
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Congratulations, and fantastic looking car!

Love the new front grill. The center screen is a big improvement too! I’ve recently purchased a 2007 GT and find the system unfathomable!

James

Yipper

5,964 posts

90 months

Thursday 19th October 2017
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External design looks better, with less of a gaping mouth. And the leather and stitching look pretty cool. Centre screen looks awful, though, like an aftermarket Halfords special.

StickBreitling

78 posts

126 months

Thursday 19th October 2017
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Fantastic. I'm half tempted to upgrade my interior to the new system, as I have no quibbles about the exterior of my current 2013 GT Sport.

I like that the dashboard has more actual leather trim as opposed to 'pleather'

These cars are so easy to live with day to day.

Rioja

19 posts

143 months

Friday 20th October 2017
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I look forward to your review after you have covered a few miles. I am currently looking to jump ship from a 911 into the new Maserati GT. I have looked at other GTs including the DB11 but the Maserati is a car that I still need to own before the eventual move to a turbo engine.

Your new car looks fabulous and is a colour and wheel combo I would choose. Interestingly, unless I have missed it, the white you have chosen does n't seem to be on the current configurator.

bluemoon321

Original Poster:

22 posts

117 months

Friday 20th October 2017
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Rioja said:
I look forward to your review after you have covered a few miles. I am currently looking to jump ship from a 911 into the new Maserati GT. I have looked at other GTs including the DB11 but the Maserati is a car that I still need to own before the eventual move to a turbo engine.

Your new car looks fabulous and is a colour and wheel combo I would choose. Interestingly, unless I have missed it, the white you have chosen does n't seem to be on the current configurator.
Thanks, i am very happy. i have had many cars over the years, from Porsches, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Austin Martin, and Mclaren, and to be honest they all do the same on the road with road restrictions and may differ when on the track, but at the end of the day it is what looks different.
The maserati is not in your face like some others, and this car you can drive as an ever day car.
I would say for the last 10 years i have always look to purchase a Granturismo Sport and never went for one, but now i have tried ever thing else, and now retired i think i am going to keep this one.
The car has not got the luxury and smoothness as the Bentley GT or the acceleration of the Lamborghini, but there is some thing about the car it has a bit of all the cars i have driven before, but makes me feel a little bit more grown up, until i press the sport button in the middle of the town and that noise !!!!!!!!
I think they have got the new car just right now, with the updates,
I noticed the colour white is not on the current configurator .

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Pork

9,453 posts

234 months

Thursday 26th October 2017
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Yipper said:
External design looks better, with less of a gaping mouth. And the leather and stitching look pretty cool. Centre screen looks awful, though, like an aftermarket Halfords special.
That's basically my take too. I had hoped the facelift would have done a bit more internally as, personally, I think the interior has aged most in the GTs.

s99ane

1,262 posts

234 months

Saturday 28th October 2017
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Pork said:
Yipper said:
External design looks better, with less of a gaping mouth. And the leather and stitching look pretty cool. Centre screen looks awful, though, like an aftermarket Halfords special.
That's basically my take too. I had hoped the facelift would have done a bit more internally as, personally, I think the interior has aged most in the GTs.
I have to agree. The interior looks ste, hopefully the screen works better than the old one.

There are old Citroen Saxos out there with a better looking media interface.


Murph7355

37,715 posts

256 months

Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Congrats OP.

Things are very subjective. I'm not so much a fan of the front - the "snout" gave the first two iterations aggression which I think this loses. As a result it errs towards a blander look.

I also think the screen could have been better integrated. And having driven a new Ghibli I'm not sure it's the best system around, But I would prefer it to the one in my GT Sport smile

Regardless I am glad Maserati are still making these. The world needs more cars like this smile

Enjoy it.

Yipper

5,964 posts

90 months

Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Shmee recently did a good walkaround and drive of the new 2018 GranCabrio Sport.

https://youtu.be/s6-BRuEGIg0

Pork

9,453 posts

234 months

Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Yipper said:
Shmee recently did a good walkaround and drive of the new 2018 GranCabrio Sport.

https://youtu.be/s6-BRuEGIg0
What a great looking toy. And that sound....ouff.

ReverendCounter

6,087 posts

176 months

Tuesday 31st October 2017
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s99ane said:
The interior looks ste
No, that's the green in your eyes causing you to spout utter crap because you can't see for jealousy.

andy355

1,341 posts

238 months

Wednesday 1st November 2017
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That inspired me to build one on the configurator in coupe form in the same colour. Came to 107k - that nice colour is 7k. Carbon wheel and some other bits

When I last had one there were decent discounts to be had. Not sure now with the facelift. Still I can't see it being worth more than 65k in a years time trade. 17 plate on autorader with delivery miles offered at 72k. That's a big hit on a 100k car



Pork

9,453 posts

234 months

Wednesday 1st November 2017
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andy355 said:
That inspired me to build one on the configurator in coupe form in the same colour. Came to 107k - that nice colour is 7k. Carbon wheel and some other bits

When I last had one there were decent discounts to be had. Not sure now with the facelift. Still I can't see it being worth more than 65k in a years time trade. 17 plate on autorader with delivery miles offered at 72k. That's a big hit on a 100k car
I did similar. £114k.


HIS LM

1,288 posts

259 months

Thursday 2nd November 2017
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The GT sounds fantastic much prefer the MC shift rather than the mandatory slush box and the new sat nav screen is way too bolt on in my humble opinion but much needed as the old system is rubbish

Is that colour Bianco Fuji ?

FerrariFanatic

25 posts

117 months

Friday 3rd November 2017
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Congratulations! Beautiful configuration!

Murph7355

37,715 posts

256 months

Sunday 5th November 2017
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HIS LM said:
...much prefer the MC shift rather than the mandatory slush box ...
The Sport's (2012/13 onwards) auto is actually pretty good.

The MC still has the edge when pushing it, but tbh the car is too big and heavy for that to really be a proposition the vast majority of the time.

The auto allows you to bounce off the limiter if you want, changes quickly when pressing on, blips on the downshift etc etc...but when you just want to make progress calmly it works in auto-mode properly too. Also no clutch to worry about. The biggest problem with it, I think, are the gear ratios aren't great (the MC has different ratios).

I suspect the MC will have stronger residuals over time, but the auto shouldn't be dismissed out of hand IMO.

Pork

9,453 posts

234 months

Monday 6th November 2017
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Didn't they provide an MC Auto too, from around 2012/13 off the top of my head.

Murph7355

37,715 posts

256 months

Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Pork said:
Didn't they provide an MC Auto too, from around 2012/13 off the top of my head.
On the pre-Sport cars? Yes. Though I believe it's relatively rare.