2012 Maserati GranCabrio Sport
: First
Look
Jay Williams - 23/February/2011
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2012 Maserati GranCabrio Sport
The naturally aspirated V8
produces 331kW of power
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Modena, Italy -
Maserati will debut the new GranCabrio Sport at the Geneva next month.
Offering more driving enjoyment thanks to an improved overall vehicle
dynamics, more horse power, a more responsive and efficient engine and
optimised gearshift response.
The GranCabrio Sport is designed
to give the model range a harder-edged option to sit alongside the
GranTurismo S and the Quattroporte Sport GT S, the GranCabrio Sport
uses a more powerful and fuel-efficient version of Maserati's,
all-alloy 4.7-litre V8, matched to the ZF six-speed automatic
transmission.
The naturally aspirated V8
produces 331kW of power and has 510Nm of torque. Maserati's Friction
Reduction Program has made the GranCabrio Sport's engine more
responsive, while reaching a 6% reduction in fuel consumption. The
GranCabrio Sport can reach a top speed of 285km/h.
Meanwhile, the six-speed
transmission is equipped with the super-fast MC Auto Shift software and
has been developed for the GranCabrio Sport directly from the
transmission in the Quattroporte Sport GT S. The MC Auto Shift provides
optimised gearshift response resulting in faster gear changes.
Handling performance has also been
tweaked, with an upgrade and revision of the Skyhook active-suspension
system - now with a sportier tuning - and the adoption of grooved and
drilled dual-cast brake discs.
Visually, the GranCabrio Sport
gets a black grille that features a Trident with red accents. The
headlights also get some black treatment with white sidemarks, while
front corner splitters and the redesigned side skirts are both body
coloured. The GranCabrio Sport also debuts a new body colour for
Maserati: Rosso Trionfale inspired by the red Italian national colours
used on 1950s racing Maseratis - in 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio won his
fifth F1 World Title at the wheel of a red Maserati 250F.
The GranCabrio Sport will be on
sale in all of Maserati's 62 markets later this year.
Related Links:
- Maserati
GranCabrio (2010)
- Maserati Chicane Concept (2008)
- Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S (2007)
- Maserati
Quattroporte: Maseratirundum (2007)
- Maserati GS Zagato (2007)
- Maserati GranTurismo (2008)
- Maserati
MC12 Stradale (2005)
- Maserati
Quattroporte (2004)
- Maserati 3200GT
Assetto Corsa (2001)
- Maserati
GranTurismo S (2008)
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