Thursday 28th July 2011

Pricing Revealed For GranCabrio Sport

Fancy the harder version of the Maserati soft-top? That'll be £102k...

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Maserati has unveiled its UK pricing for the new GranCabrio Sport: £102,615.

Buyers of right-hand-drive versions of the new car, conceived as a harder-edged version of the 'regular' GranCabrio four-seat soft-top, will get their cars in October this year.

So what do you get for your £4615 (which is how much more you'll pay over a standard GranCabrio model)?

Well, the new car gets an extra 10bhp and 14lb ft of torque, bringing outputs for its 4.7-litre V8 to 444bhp and 376lb ft respectively. This is courtesy of something called a 'Friction Reduction Program', which makes the V8 more powerful and more "reactive to the driver's most-nuanced inputs" (not our words), as well as six per cent more fuel-efficient.

Meanwhile, The six-speed ZF auto has 'MC Auto Shift' software and has been developed for the GranCabrio Sport directly from the transmission in the Quattroporte Sport GT S.

The Skyhook active-suspension system has also been tweaked to provide a sportier ride, and the GranCabrio Sport gets grooved and drilled brake discs.

Visual changes come in the form of a black grille, headlights with a 'black look' and white sidemarks, while front corner splitters and the redesigned side skirts are both body coloured.

A new body colour also makes its debut: Rosso Trionfale, which has been inspired by Italian racing red (think 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio and a Maserati 250F).

[toppstuff]

Very nice.

Being a convertible however, is it more wobbly than a wobbly thing?

I hope it is reasonably stiff but I fear that it could have scuttle shake like an old Saab.

Anyone tried one who can comment?

[Swifty Stig]

Looks Amazing! Seen One In Metal And The Pictures Dont Do It Justice.
Id Have One Over Ferrari FF Any Day.
Always Had A Soft Spot For Maseratis.

[dowahdiddyman]

Note to self, stop drooling over the damn keyboard.
Stunning looking piece of kit.

[simonigrale]

I threw the standard Grancabrio around the Prodrive test facility in May this year along with the Coupe versions.

The Cabrio fealt just as fast and well balanced as the Granturismo S Coupe.

I also drove one from Nottingham to Goodwood and back in a day last year. The build quality was sublime and surprisingly it averaged 24mpg.

[soad]

Very very nice!

[Corsair7]

Nice to see the rear passenger also get full size cup holders too.....

Great party car.

[Terisis]

It's lovely...

Note to husband: Four seats =good practical family car.

[James Dean]

simonigrale said:

I threw the standard Grancabrio around the Prodrive test facility in May this year along with the Coupe versions.

The Cabrio fealt just as fast and well balanced as the Granturismo S Coupe.

I also drove one from Nottingham to Goodwood and back in a day last year. The build quality was sublime and surprisingly it averaged 24mpg.

I'm very jealous.

[Diesel Fury]

I don't think I'd ever actually drive it. I'd just sit on the drive lick it all day.

[BigTom85]

Just sublime. The first car on my "purchase with lottery win" list.

[tmcgurk]

What the Grancabrio should have looked like all along imho!

[nouze]

Gave it a 10, didn't even read the text.

[M666 EVO]

nouze said:

Gave it a 10, didn't even read the text.

Ditto. Now at 9.13, who didn't vote 10? Weirdo!!!

[Ozzie Osmond]

Wonder if they do a version with wheels that don't make the owner look like a tw@t?

[TaylotS2K]

Seems like I'm the only one who doesn't like the look of it. Too long and ungainly IMO.

[James Dean]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Wonder if they do a version with wheels that don't make the owner look like a tw@t?

Do you mean the black wheels, or the design of them?

[LukeBird]

Still a painfully good looking car!

[Tonto]

Diesel Fury said:

I don't think I'd ever actually drive it. I'd just sit on the drive lick it all day.

[Tonto]

Saw one in Edinburgh a couple of months ago. Driver saw me drooling and gave it some beans away from the lights. Sounded fantastic.

[c0ldpl4ya]

Genuinely think this is the most beautiful car on sale today. Definately in my to own in the future list!