Maserati GranCabrio Sport

Jul 28, 2011
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Sports car makers always are on a mission to launch a high performance car that is better than its competition. Now the game has shifted to who can make a better convertible high performance car. Read on to know more about the latest offering from Maserati

First things first, the new red colour introduced on the GranCabrio Sport is a tribute to the championship winning Maserati racing cars of the 1950s. The car should live up to its ‘Sport’ badge then.

The Sport gets 10 horsepower more than the standard. That is enough to catapult the car from 0 – 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds which is 0.1 second faster than the standard GranCabrio. Given a stretch the car will hit a top speed of 285 km/h which is 2 km/h faster than the standard car. Not much to shout about then.

But the car does shouts louder than the standard GranCabrio because it has new exhaust tips that enhance the sound when the bypass valves open at 2500 rpm in Auto-sport. Do not worry though, as the valves can be left permanently open by selecting Manual-sport mode. It’s not all show and no go however. The new exhaust system helps to improve. The Sport gets 30 more torques, which is a lot.

The gearbox of the GranCabrio Sport gets the MC Auto Shift a feature that has been developed from the system on the Quattroporte GT S. The new system gets launch control which can be used in both Manual Sport and Automatic Sport modes.

The engine gets Maserati’s Friction Reduction Programme. This ‘programme’ includes a revised oil sump a super finished camshaft. The Friction Reduction Programme is more oriented towards bringing the mileage down which it does by 6% over the standard engine.

The chassis is where there is a major difference is. The Sport has bigger anti-roll bars and while the springs have been upgraded. The Sky-hook active-suspension system has been upgraded to analyse road condition, driving style and instantly regulate the dampers to provide sharper handling along with better grip and balance. The front suspension gets aluminium wishbones, dampers and springs. At the back there is an added radius bar in each wheel to reduce toe-in.

The brakes are ventilated drilled-cast disc brakes all around with grooves. The grooves are designed to avoid dust build up, which increases braking distance.

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The standard GranCabrio looks absolutely stunning. Playing with it perfection does not always yield results, it has for Maserati this time though. The Sport looks more aggressive and hunkered down with new corner splitters and side skirts. The grille receives a black treatment and the Maserati Trident receives red inserts, a Maserati tradition reserved for the fastest model of a car. The car also gets new black alloy wheels and black oval exhaust tips. The headlights are finished with a black look with white reflectors.