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As has been custom with Maserati for the previous few a long time, now that the four-seat GT Coupe has been launched, it's time for the drop-top model. And this newest convertible adopts the identical identify as its predecessor: GranCabrio. It’s, in nearly each respect, the identical automotive because the Gran Turismo, however with a material roof and barely extra weight.
Stated ceiling is obtainable in 5 colours: navy blue, darkish pink, black, grey and “greige”. It really folds extra compactly and permits for extra cargo area when the highest is folded, though it can nonetheless take up a little bit of trunk area when retracted. It turns quick in simply 14 seconds, and it’ll flip again in 16. The highest will be operated at speeds as much as 31 mph. To maintain passengers snug from prime to backside in all temperatures, the entrance seats have air vents behind the seat to ship air to the neck. Optionally out there is a fold-open wind blocker that matches behind the entrance seats, though it can’t be used with the rear occupants.
The tender prime brings some additional weight, about 220 kilos in comparison with the counterpart coupe. Maserati didn't clearly specify what contributed to the acquire – whether or not it was merely extra top-of-the-line elements or if a few of it got here from chassis reinforcements (each appear doubtless). Curiously, the additional weight really provides the GranCabrio a barely higher steadiness than the GranCoupe. The drop-top's entrance and rear weight distribution is 51/49 in comparison with the coupe's 52/48.
Maserati is at present providing the GranCabrio solely within the top-spec Trofeo internal-combustion trim. It features a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 that makes 542 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, an eight-speed computerized transmission, and all-wheel drive. The burden typically barely blunts acceleration, dropping 0.1 seconds to three.6 in comparison with the Gran Turismo Trofeo. The identical staggered 20-inch entrance and 21-inch rear wheels and Brembo brakes additionally undergo the coupe. And whereas the Trofeo is the one model for now, Maserati says the chassis is designed for inside combustion and electrical energy, so an all-electric Folgore and extra entry-level Modena gas-powered fashions are anticipated to be added later. There’s a chance.
Maserati didn't give a selected time for when the GranCabrio will arrive at sellers, but it surely needs to be someday this yr. Pricing can also be a thriller, but it surely ought to command a premium over the GranTurismo coupe.
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