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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Maserati GranTurismo

The Maserati GranTurismo Convertible is both a landmark in the history of the great Maserati brand but also a landmark of design. The first 4 seat convertible in Maserati's 98 year history makes its debut in the aura of the original Maserati 1950 A6G FruaSpyder - a car that defined an era of high-speed, open air Maserati. It represents uniqueness in performance, design, an undeniably beauty and spacious interior for four and personalization taken into a new level. The GranTurismo Convertible boasts a 433 hp V-8 engine, 6 speed adaptive automatic transmission and it reaches a top speed of 176 mph and 0-62 mph in 5.3 seconds. The bodywork Torsional dynamic frequency of 27.2 Hertz is a benchmark in its level and the rear seat angle of 22 degrees offers a true comfort for two adults. The six-speed ZF automatic transmission with a hydraulic torque converts yielding extremely quick and fluid gear shifts while maintaining, at the same time, the characteristics of the sporty V-8 engine.

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Photo

The GranTurismo Convertible features active safety measures that extend to the new braking circuit design, AVH and EPB as well as passive measures like the dual-stage front airbags, cast aluminum structural supports, stronger lateral door sill sections. The Skyhook electronic suspension system is another feature that improves the handling of the Maserati GranTurismo Convertible. It is included as a standard and allows the vehicle to easily and instantly adapt to the driver's style and the road conditions.

The GranTurismo Convertible was designed to exactly follow the design contours of the Maserati GranTurismo coupe. It is rare that a soft top vehicle looks as good with the roof closed as the vehicle on which it was based. The roof particular design and structure allows minimizing the soft top movement at very high speeds. The engineering department created a Convertible that weighs only 221 lbs more than the GranTurismo coupe. The wheelbase of almost 116 inches is the longest among its competitors and the entire body is engineered to ensure maximum performance in terms of handling, safety and comfort.

The volume size of the trunk is the same with the roof either up or down, which is a big difference to many convertibles on the market today. Naturally, Maserati offers a perfectly-fit set of luggage for its convertible which makes full use of the available space.

The GranTurismo Convertible allows owners to select from a vast array of colors, materials and trim to create a sumptuous and unique expression of style. The roof is available in six colors with three interior choices. There are ten leather colors, contrasting stitching, carpet colors as well as six interior trims.

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Trunk Place

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Test Road

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Rear View

Thursday, January 27, 2011

By driving a Maserati GranTurismo

The Maserati GranTurismo S Automatic combines performance, uncompromising driving pleasure and superb elegance and beauty. The GranTurismo S is powered by a 8-cylinder V90° engine that develops 433 hp at 7,000 rpm producing a maximum torque of 361 lb-ft at 4,750 rpm. The six speed automatic transmission delivers driving comfort and together with the increased torque brings the car true GT spirit.

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Front View

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Test Road

The Maserati GranTurismo is equipped with the adaptive light control which guarantees the best level of efficiency of the bi-xenon headlights and increases visibility on curves at night. The rear lights have 96 LEDs which also make the vehicle clearly visible at night. The parking sensors are incorporated in the rear bumper and a display on the dashboard informs the driver on the presence of any obstacles while parking. Electro-chromic internal mirrors and electrical door mirrors darken progressively as the intensity of the light increases in order to prevent dazzling.

2011 Maserati Granturismo Convertible Wheel

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Maserati Quattroporte 2030: A 1970s Concept...from the Future

The Maserati Quattroporte 2030 Concept is Yaroslav Chumachenko's vision of where Maserati's large sedan could be design-wise should we end up in the world of Minority Report and Tom Cruise is knocking at your door for that crime you're about to commit.

Chumachenko, a 25-year old Ukrainian designer, drew inspiration from dinosaur skeletons, zeppelins, and the Maserati Birdcage to create a car that is futuristic and unique: its modular platform would allow engineers to replace the car's various systems as they evolve and the panels would be uniquely customizable for each customer (in theory).

Its curvaceous exterior body panels use "Stereolithography additive manufacturing technology", the benefits of which are a quick formation process and the ability to adapt to any customer's request, while the four doors - larger front units and smaller rears - can actually fuse magnetically to become two larger doors (or, conversely, simply open as smaller front doors and leave the rear doors in position).

Beneath its body panels, the Quattroporte 2030 has a backbone consisting of the engine and transmission (its "vertebrae"), around which is a rib cage that functions as structural reinforcement and protective bracing.

This is definitely a concept that would most definitely be welcome on the show circuit, hearkening back to the long overhang-wearing pods of the 70's. Something like this would be much more entertaining to view than these "concepts" companies release purely as a means of gauging public reaction to a production car.

By Phil Alex

Images: Yaroslav Chumachenko , Via: CBD

Thursday, September 30, 2010

A dream car is designed MASERATI GRANCABRIO

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A dream car is designed MASERATI GRANCABRIO

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A dream car is designed MASERATI GRANCABRIO

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Detail interior MASERATI GRANCABRIO

A dream car is designed and created for people who love life and sophisticated
Occurrences GranCabrio, the third series of this Maserati complete manufacturer's product line bearing the trident, which now consists of three families: Quattroporte, GranTurismo, and GranCabrio.

GranCabrio represents the true essence of the point of view of Maserati will be open-topped car. All aspects inherent in traditional grandeur GranCabrio have Maserati. Starting elegant design from renowned automotive design house Pininfarina, up to a roomy interior. Start of construction vehicles that mostly done by hand, to the enjoyment of driving and top performance.

Maserati GranCabrio tickle your senses in open-air driving experience without sacrificing comfort and performance. A dream car is designed and created for people who love life and sophisticated. Like the cars of other open-topped, GranCabrio is a special vehicle designed for special people too.

Maserati will continue the tradition GranCabrio cars high taste with the roof open. The first time issued a convertible Maserati was in 1950, A6G Frua Spyder, and forwarded to the present with a significant row of vehicles in open-topped model.

Even so, GranCabrio open a new chapter in the history of Maserati since the previous manufacturer based in Modena, Italy, has never produced a car with a capacity of 4 passengers with an open roof. Four passenger seat contained in GranCabrio created proportionally with the advanced comfort, making the trip with GranCabrio, 2 passengers in the rear is not a supporting actor, but also the main actor.

Kitchen spur GranCabrio filled by the 4.7-liter V8-powered engine, 323 kW is able to produce top speed up to 283 km / h when the state closed the roof. With a 5-speed transmission that has a brief interval at each displacement, GranCabrio promises explosive performance when lauched on the road.

Tradition Maserati
Besutan class is equipped with Skyhook as the standard suspension. Braking system uses dual-cast technology created in collaboration with a leading brake manufacturer, Brembo, and previously has been successfully applied to the GranTurismo and Quattroporte.
GranCabrio roof entirely made of canvas, according to Maserati tradition for decades.

Aerodynamics, aero-acoustic efficiency, and the desire to develop GranCabrio as a car can be driven in all weather encourages the technicians Maserati to create three layers of canvas. It does not only lead to an open canvas to be customized, but also bring benefits in terms of aerodynamics due to the gravitational force obtained decreased significantly.

Just in 28 seconds, the passenger can feel the open-air driving experience. The mechanism of opening / closing the roof can even be done while the car is moving with maximum speed of 30 km / hour.

Motorists and passengers will be pampered while flying in the cabin GranCabrio. There is an automatic air control system in the car which by itself will regulate internal temperature. In addition, this feature will open the ventilation automatically, depending on the temperature outside the car, solar heat, and humidity.

For entertainment facilities, sound system GranCabrio has been specially created by renowned audio engineer producer, BOSE, which will provide enjoyable experiences listening to music in the open air. Maserati GranCabrio first introduced to the public at the Frankfurt Autoshow 2009 and ready for the market in the last quarter of 2010.