2008 Maserati GranTurismo - Car and Driver
With the GranTurismo coupe, Maserati invites comparisons to the Mercedes-Benz CL550 , BMW 6-series , and Jaguar XKR . But mention that the XKR costs some 26 grand less than the GranTurismo's base price of $114,650, or that the Jaguar is almost... The same thing happens if you mention that the similarly priced BMW M6 has 95 more horsepower and 44 more pound-feet of torque than the 405 horses and 339 pound-feet of torque that come from the GranTurismo's 4. 2-liter V-8. "Power is not our... On the other hand, the GranTurismo has something the BMW and the Jaguar don't—two back seats with space for standard-sized humans. As does the Mercedes CL550, but the GranTurismo's claimed 0-to-60-mph time of 5. 1 seconds is 0. 2 second quicker than what Mercedes estimates for the Benz. The Maserati lacks the electronic gadgets available on the Benz, BMW, and Jaguar, but some people consider that a bonus. What the Maserati can brag about is a dizzying number of color combinations for every surface of the car. The GranTurismo is based on a shortened version of the Quattroporte , and it shares all of its mechanicals with the sedan. Source: www.caranddriver.com
