GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Look closely for the styling modifications to the gran plan
The new Gran Turismo and Gran Cabrio are expected in SA in the last quarter of 2017
We have always been fans of the Maserati Gran Turismo. It looks superb, goes like stink and had a tremendous soundtrack long before other car makers starting putting little buttons on the centre console and having fancy flaps in the exhaust. Now Maserati has launched the 2018 version of its GT along with the Gran Cabrio. The company has produced more than 37,000 GT and Gran Cabrio models in the historic factory of Viale Ciro Menotti in Modena since they were first launched. Styling changes are minimal to say the least. In fact we saw it on the stand at Goodwood and initially passed it off as the old model and went elsewhere. Then we learnt it was the new model so went back to take a picture and have a closer look. The company says that its Maserati Design Centre team in Turin approached the restyling of the new model by treating the timeless Pininfarina design with utmost respect, which we read as making minor changes. The car gets a new sharknose hexagonal grille inspired by the Al...
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