Played with a Gran Turismo S yesterday at Maserati of Cincinnati. WOW this thing is INCREDIBLE.......... It is what the GT should be in the first place! Wait until you guys see and HEAR this thing.....It is simply not the same car. One down side is that it is Maserati's show car and no one is able to drive yet...........Can't wait!!!!!!!
At Cauley right now...... until May 8th.... Sound is unbelievable! Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
What!? How can they tempt you like that... No fair! I just love the wheels on that car. Actually, I just love the whole car. How does it sound? Hope all is well Dan! I should stop by soon.
i ordered the GT about 9 months in advance and just ordered a GTS. i LOVE this car...could be my fave car of all time....and I own a Gallardo and 360 Spider. Not sure how Mas Cinci got this one so early...my dealer said it would be 9 months for mine ;(
The sound would surprise you......the most aggressive sounding Maserati since the MC-12. I absolutely loved it!
The GT S does sound nice and agressive...here is a photo I snapped of two prototypes being driven thru Maranello. I saw these exact cars earlier in the day when I visited the Maserati factory back in February. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Full car configurator is working on main site Hope this link works.... http://www.maserati.com/jsp/cc4p/splash.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0092996288.1211218375@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdadeeefdldgmcefeceegdgimdfmk.0
What's the big difference between the normal one (more hp, stiffer suspension), so just the usual stuff? And should I give my hopes up for a maserati 2 seater, like a new gransport?!
The Gransport was actually a 4-seater. And yes, you can forget a Maserati 2-seater in the near future. And as for you first question, the difference between the Granturismo and the "S" is huge. The first is a fast cruiser, the second is a real GT with thrust and handling to match its looks. I am waiting for my "S" to come this summer...
A pretty good review of the S - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2008/05/24/nosplit/mfmas124.xml
First video I came across (from Canada's Toronto Star), the exhaust is definitely more 8C like. http://www.thestar.com/fpLarge/video/429347
Read this review and how the gearbox works. I figured it was the 599 gearbox and apparantly it is, but with a slightly disturbing twist to it. Sounds like a case of Ferrari holding back Maserati again. http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/new_car_reviews/article4030135.ece
Pretty sure Ferrari is introducing their dual clutch gearbox on the new California. Whether or not that was a Maserati at some point is for another discussion. Otherwise, while I have no doubt that Ferrari waits to share new technology with Maserati, over the past 10 years they've benefited greatly from the technology they have received. Also I'm somewhat surprised they didn't just keep the automatic in the non S version.
No doubt the dual clutch is the future of Ferrari and Maserati, but in this case, I'm just surprised that MC-Shift (599 borrowed) doesn't apparantly get the 100 millisecond 599 shift time until your at 5500 rpm or higher in the sport mode. I'm curious if the 599 works the same way, my gut tells me when the 599 is in race mode, you get 100 millisecond shifts regardless of what rpms you're at. I'm making assumptions here that 599 gearbox works that way, but why would Maserati put a 5500 rpm threshold for faster shifts? I think thats the reviewers point in that article, below 5500 rpms the box changes too slow. Some of us have argued over the years that Ferrari at times holds Maserati back and this seemed, to me at least, to be another one of those cases. Curious if any 599 experts/owners can chime in if their gearbox shift times are dependent on where in the rev band you're at. I know the GranTurismo S wasn't meant to be an all out brute like the 599 is, but still its odd why Maserati programmed it this way.
I don't know the variations among the gearboxes, but it sounds like a software upgrade could change it. Aside from the cars having different styles, they do have different engines too.
Nice car - I think it is about time to trade in my wife's CLK55 AMG for the beauty -4 seater is perfect.
