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Monday, September 12, 2011

Maserati GranTursimo MC and GranTurismo Convertible Sport in the media

Enjoy this Media Clipping covering the GranTurismo MC and Maserati GranTurismo Convertible Sport.

AutoWeek: “…the GranTurismo MC is a convincing jack of all trades. You can pick up the CEO at the airport and have a quiet conversation without competition from tire, wind or engine noise. Or you can strafe a canyon with a heroic soundtrack trumpeting from the tailpipes..”

Road & Track- GranTurismo Convertible Sport “Flowing lines, a rich exhaust note and the promise of sun-filled open-air driving are the calling cards of the 2012 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible Sport, which now boasts more power and a greater fun factor from its recalibrated transmission.”

Road & Track- GranTurismo MC “Out on the open road, the MC is nimble with good steering feedback. It feels quicker than the stock Maserati, with sharper turn-in. Engineers picked just about the perfect spring rate, there is little body lean in the corners, but even on irregular freeway surfaces, the rate is compliant enough to minimize hop. Overall, the car has the feel of a machine perfect for the gentleman racer, with the emphasis on gentleman.”

Edmunds Inside Line MC: “Fan the right paddle for upshifts and summon Schumacher-quality downshifts along with a rev-matching engine blip with the left paddle. In this shifting mode, choose a gear and run the engine right to redline — it'll bump the rev limiter but won't upshift; that remains your call. Or floor the throttle and it'll hold whatever gear you've selected without downshifting. Maserati has chosen to leave those decisions to the driver, not a computer, when the former has selected full Manual mode, and we like it.”

Car and Driver: “…On a twisty road, the MC’s 4.7 comes alive, its organically progressive throttle a joy to jockey. The throttle responds to minute changes in pedal angle, the revs coming on like a wave breaking on the sand.”

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