Maserati revealed only one new car here at the 2012 London Engine Show: the sports convertible edition of its semi-supercar, the GranTurismo MC. Now known as GranCabrio MC, the new design gets the same targeted looks and Ferrari-derived 4.7-liter V8 website as the vehicle, developing an fascinating substitute to a BMW M6.
But it was Maserati's statement of organized design that produced the information. Verified for once here were information of the brand's new design technique, which will consist of three new cars: the Quattroporte, the Ghibli and the Levante.
The new Quattroporte will be a replace the present car and an progress of its high-class sports-car values. The Ghibli will be a new high-end E-segment car, which we wish will sketch on Maserati's previous just as highly as the name does.
Maserati's new SUV, being co-developed with Vehicle, will be known as the Levante, after the city where Maserati's first head office were centered nearly 100 decades ago. Indeed, the Levante will be released in 2014, coinciding with Maserati's centennial; what more suitable name to use, then?
What is it? Maserati has given its GranCabrio design the improved website and framework configurations from its hard-core relative, the GranTurismo MC Stradale vehicle, as well as the more targeted car looks — without ceiling, obviously.
What's hot? The Ferrari-derived 4.7-liter V8 website now churns out the same 460 energy as the GranCabrio Game, creating it the most highly effective open-top Maserati available. They also didn't damage that magnificently boned face; just provided it a little more cosmetics by means of a improved front side fender. It also gets the traditional single-rate revocation dampers of the more hard-core vehicle.
What's not? We really like the GranTurismo's fatigue observe, but the MC Stradale vehicle is very noisy, indeed. Eliminate the ceiling and this 8-cylinder concert will complete the cabin and the landscapes around it (there's a Competition Method, which bypasses the silencers completely). For some, it would probably be too noisy.
How much and when? The present GranTurismo MC Stradale expenses a considerable $178,343. With these up-dates, don't anticipate the GranCabrio MC to keep you much modify from $195,000. The German sports-car manufacturer has not yet confirmed when the GranTurismo MC will go on common launch.
Anything else I should know? More energy and twisting mean that the zero-to-62-mph time increases to 4.9 a few moments, with Maserati's 6-speed computerized gear box. Top amount is 180 mph with the ceiling up.
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