Maserati GranTurismo
Posted On June 15th, 2008 By Automobile Reviews
Maserati brings to you one of the world most beautiful and exotic modern-day sports car to grace the roads. It’s called the 2008 Maserati GranTurismo. It’s four seat coupe that is sexy and has power, comfort, looks, and sound to match.
Maserati’s GT is available in 19 colors, with 6 different colors for brake calipers as well. There are good number of options for alloys as well which come in 19-inch and 20-inch styles. This mean machine has a Ferrari built 4.2 liter V8 which gives output of 405 horsepower with 339 lb-ft of torque at 4750 rpm. GT goes 0-62 in 5.2 seconds and has a top speed of 177 mph. It comes with 6 Speed auto transmission. However it also comes in three alternate modes which are Auto Sport, Low Grip/Auto Ice, and Manual.
Maserati’s GT has 4 passenger seats made by a fine Italian leather from Poltrona Frau. Much of the interior seats, door and dash trim, the supple hides and the cabin itself is customizable. It comes with a good dual-zone climate control air conditioning but the main feature is it’s high resolution 7 inch display for audio and navigation system. Display is further connected by a 30GB hard disk which stores navigation info and nearly 180 hours of music.
Maserati GT is a great car, built by hand alongside the Quattroporte at the factory in Modena, Italy. The production is currently limited to 3500 cars per year. The ongoing price in United States Of America, with destination charge, gas guzzler tax and dealer prep is $114,650.
Soon a more powerful car is expected by Maserati. Named as Maserati GranTurismo S, the car will be a sports version of Maserati GranTurismo with more thrills than elegance.
For more details on Maserati’s Grand Turismo, you can visit their official site at www.maseratigranturismo.com.