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In the current marketplace, at $120,000, the new Maserati Gran Turismo is a steal. It's a serious 2+2 in the Maserati 5000GT tradition. Styled by Pininfarina, with a luscious leather interior only Italians could create, it's a modern classic. We tore through Alpine passes from Balzano, Italy to Innsbruck, Austria, reveling in this elegant coupe's ability to straighten the most challenging curves. Sexy cars deserve sexy engine: The Maser's 405 bhp, 4.2-litter double overhead cam V8 packs 339 foot-pounds for torque. Perfectly mated to A six speed paddle shifted manumatic with normal and sport setting, the engine screams to a 7,100 rpm redline, rocketing to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds. Race inspired 13 inch Brembo discs haul the GT down precisely. Honorable mention in this category goes to Bentley's 60 mph Continental GT speed. It's nearly a second faster to 60 mph but lacks that exquisite Italian sensuousness.
The Maserati GranTurismo is a muscular and sporty car, that can be enjoyed every day and at the same time is engaging for the driver. Its excellent handling and sportiveness makes it a point of reference in its category. The Maserati GranTurismo is built with particular attention to comfort, choice of materials and details and with enough room for four people, as only Maserati can do.
The Skyhook suspension system featuring continuously adjustable dampers provides great driving comfort.
Passive safety is further enhanced thanks to the introduction on the GranTurismo range of a new generation passenger air-bag with Low Risk Deployment functionality.
