Maserati Granturismo S Test Drive

Rare opportunity to test drive the Maserati Granturismo S (only two in the USA during the summer of 2008)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Maserati
• Granturismo

[hompsan89]

ive been in a quattroporte but never a gran turismo. was it cramped back there?

[rbapon]

While getting into and out of a coupe will never be as graceful as a saloon/sedan, the GranTurismo makes it as graceful as can be. When you tilt forward the seatbacks the seats slide forward electrically to offer the most room possible to enter and exit the rear seats. Once seated there is ample room back there for all except the tallest persons.

[rbapon]

Remember, this was a TEST drive so the plan was to experience as many facets of the GT-S as possible. Plus, the roads were busy and at times really busy so trying auto mode was justified.

[TeamF1Jr]

You're into Mini Coopers, right? If you were a car salesman working at Mini would you take a customer in the new JCW and tell them lets put it into auto mode? I'm just saying that Maserati created the "S" model for those who want to be engaged in their driving, an interactive experience, just like the experience of a base Cooper vs. the JCW. Does the average JCW driver wish they offered the car in an automatic version, I doubt it.

[rbapon]

Yes, I'm into MINIs, BMWs, Ferraris (a certain Ferrari F355 Spider with Tubi pipes in particular), Maseratis, and peformance vehicles and motorcycles in general. I've got some track time under the belt.

No, I wouldn't want a JCW with an auto. My modified JCW wouldn't approve either.

I hear ya about the S appealing to a certain type of driver (I think I fit that description, hence the invitation to drive the car), and the salesman didn't need to worry about "selling" the car to me... ;-)

[rbapon]

You are being harsh on the salesman. He's a nice guy and knows a lot about the car. I spliced the video to make it shorter and left out a lot of the talking. Why auto at all???? Because it's a feature of the car! I've experienced the GranTurismo and wanted to compare the ZF auto transmission with the GT-S.

Most of the drive was in full manual in "Sport" mode until the very end when we were stuck in Beverly Hills traffic. I reverted to auto but kept Sport mode on to listen to the engine.

[Olikin]

the sound of that car is just amazing! i want that!

[blooterman]

This is "MUST HAVE" car!!!

[TheMusicandlyricz]

guess the ZF doesn't jerks like the E-gear

[juju22du80]

what is your job for to pay this supercars ? thank :D

[jamesjr934]

What's with the fad of red interiors? Looks like crap in any car IMHO...

[sultan197411]

Just changed my quattroporte for a Granturismo S, believe me, the GTS is a million times better and space in largely enough for four adults. Thank God I got rid of my quattroporte. This is a missile and the noise is better than any other car on the road. Believe me, when you rive such a car, you put porsche owners to shame on the road

[droppinsumfudge]

i have it in white :)

[speedinginmyporsche]

Kick that salemen out the car and do Vmax while getting some head.

Oh yea

[thebinan]

Wow I love how they start talking about the vw at the end while they're in the gran turismo. Lol

[unclepic1]

by god those butterfly exhaust damn they really like to scream

[phxdrummer16]

You don't own a granturismo.. nothing to worry about.

[IkethePanda]

Lol yup. Then again I'm only 16, so I've got my whole life ahead to work hard and save money to buy and own an exotic car someday :)