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Maserati GranSport...what a car!!!

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  1. Derek at FoD

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    #1 Derek at FoD, Oct 8, 2004
    I just drove a new GranSport for the first time and WOW this is the car Maserati should have built form the beginning! The standard Coupe is a very competent automobile but the GS takes it to another level. Agressive looks, agressive sound, agressive handling...no way does this have just 10 more ponies under the hood, push the needle past 4k rpms and hold on! The Quattroporte was my dream car until driving the GS, now if I could just hit the powerball lottery:)
     
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    #2 Formula1, Oct 8, 2004
    I share your conclusions. I drove a demo version at my dealer 2 weeks ago. it is amazing. Mine is in build status 20.

    Sound is amazing, handeling is great, f1 shifter is better than ever. love the interior. i feel like i'm in an F1 car. love the carbon fiber and technic fabric.

    Derek. I think it is almost equal to a 360 as far as performance. Thoughts?
     
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    #3 Derek at FoD, Oct 8, 2004
    Congratulations on your purchase! You're right, the gearbox is better than any other Maserati I have ever driven and all other Ferraris sans the 575M. My drive was less than 10 miles long and most all of it was straight line speed so for me to compare it to the 360s hadling characteristics would be premature. It sure would be fun to find out though:)
    I'm not quite sure about the door panels, they seem a little too funky for my taste but everything else about the car is absolutely fantastic.
     
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    #4 Formula1, Oct 8, 2004
    from what i understand, the 575 gear box is an evolution of the cambicorsa.
     
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    #5 fredgrisham, Oct 8, 2004
    How is the hi-tech like? Is it comfortable?
     
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    #6 Derek at FoD, Oct 9, 2004
    Are you talking about the fabric used in the GranSport? If so...yes, it is very comfortable, I'd say just as comfortable as the leather but with a more padded effect.
     
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    #7 kizdan, Oct 9, 2004
    The GS' seats are fabulous! Supremely comfortable.
     
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    #8 jack, Oct 10, 2004
    I read an article about the GS on the french mag "Sport Auto". Summary : not very different from the Coupe CambioCorsa. Does somebody with a good experience of the standard coupé have tested the new GS ? In this case what are your impressions ?
     
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    #9 Pat S, Oct 10, 2004
    Derek,
    I stopped by the showroom and took a look at the GranSport you guys have. Very impressive in person. I didn't realize until then that the trident in front was much larger and the grill is pushed to the front giving it a much more agressive look. I loved the look/feel of the seats and the special wheels that mimic the trident.
    You may want to take a look at the window sticker you guys have though. It's for a coupe GT and shows some incorrect info such as 390hp, 7 spoke wheels, Maser Info Center... Unfortunatly it was priced correctly :) Might just be that there isn't special GranSport one though...

    Pat
     
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    #10 damcgee, Oct 10, 2004
    These sound like the reactions 360M owners had when driving a 360 Challenge Stradale for the first time. It was a whole new car, improved in every way, and the chorus was always, "This is the car Ferrari should have built in the beginning".
     
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    #11 95spiderman, Oct 10, 2004
    i dont get the excitement ferrari generates out of "tuning" a car when almost everyone gives a thumbs down to ones the owner personalized themselves.

    ferrari only does this when the model is near end of production cycle like 360cs or not selling well like the maser gs to try and eek out a profit. anyone can do the same with the stock car by chip, wheels/tires, exhaust, alignment, brake pads, etc.

    so dont get me wrong because i like these cars too but i just think its nicer to personalize your car even if its not the way ferrari made it.
     
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    #12 Derek at FoD, Oct 11, 2004
    I think the reason why people scoff at owners who personalize their Ferrari is because they are in an elite groupe to begin with and in many peoples minds you can't buy anything off the shelf to make the car any better than the factory did. There is also a very storied history to the marque, very romantic in fact when you imagine the cars being hand built rather than a robot slapping everything together.
    BTW, the Maserati Coupe/Spyder are being replaced for the '06MY, hence the arrival of the GS...not because of poor sales. What's wrong with going out with a bang:)
     
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    #13 Derek at FoD, Oct 11, 2004
    :) yeah, I saw that too. Don't know what the factory was thinking when they printed the label. This is the first production GS I've seen in person so I can't comment if they are all like this or not...my guess is they are.
     

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