I do love my GranTurismo! It’s a silly car in some ways, but brilliant in others.
The steering has real feel. You know what those tires are doing. And with a slight adjustment to the alignment, you can fix the somewhat lazy turn-in so that twisties are more enjoyable. Granted it’s a long heavy car, so it’s never going to handle like like my 296 or Huracan, or Caterham. Need to lope along the highway for hours in comfort? Covered.
The 6 speed ZF may not be the latest or greatest, but in manual mode it doesn’t dither when you click one of those big metal paddles behind the wheel. I do wish they gave it a taller 6th gear for better economy at speed.
The exhaust note is just fantastic - especially in sport manual mode. Nearly everyone in hearing range comments on it whether you are idling in the parking lot or thundering up a mountain.
I’ve had several GTs now and the interiors are rattle-free. The leather smells great and holds up well. However, the switchgear has the soft touch coating that turns to goo, which means having to remove buttons and clean them up. I also appreciate how this car bridges the time from when Maserati was making fewer cars than Ferrari to massive brand resurgence. I think they grew too quickly and squandered cachet, but it is what it is. But there is a charming hand made feel to the GT. Nat Geo factory tour - long video
Finally, it’s a beautiful car that gets thumbs up from both enthusiasts and non-car people alike.
So yes, I love my Maserati.
(BTW, I have too many stupid cars to classify myself as a smart person;)
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I do love my GranTurismo! It’s a silly car in some ways, but brilliant in others.
The steering has real feel. You know what those tires are doing. And with a slight adjustment to the alignment, you can fix the somewhat lazy turn-in so that twisties are more enjoyable. Granted it’s a long heavy car, so it’s never going to handle like like my 296 or Huracan, or Caterham. Need to lope along the highway for hours in comfort? Covered.
The 6 speed ZF may not be the latest or greatest, but in manual mode it doesn’t dither when you click one of those big metal paddles behind the wheel. I do wish they gave it a taller 6th gear for better economy at speed.
The exhaust note is just fantastic - especially in sport manual mode. Nearly everyone in hearing range comments on it whether you are idling in the parking lot or thundering up a mountain.
I’ve had several GTs now and the interiors are rattle-free. The leather smells great and holds up well. However, the switchgear has the soft touch coating that turns to goo, which means having to remove buttons and clean them up. I also appreciate how this car bridges the time from when Maserati was making fewer cars than Ferrari to massive brand resurgence. I think they grew too quickly and squandered cachet, but it is what it is. But there is a charming hand made feel to the GT. Nat Geo factory tour - long video
Finally, it’s a beautiful car that gets thumbs up from both enthusiasts and non-car people alike.
So yes, I love my Maserati.
(BTW, I have too many stupid cars to classify myself as a smart person;)
This is the kind of comment that makes me consider trading in my 6 series every time I pass the one GranTurismo convertible on my dog’s walking route.