Maserati GranSport

The Maserati GranSport is a derivative of the Maserati Coupé with the 4.2 litre Ferrari V8 engine, which has been made since the end of 2001. It was shown as the GranSport coupe at the Geneva Motor Show in autumn 2004 and an open Spyder followed. The name takes up the designation of a classic Maserati model: special coupes of the A6G/54 series were sold as GranSport in 1956 and 1957. The coupe has discreet body changes, new front and rear aprons with a small lip on the boot lid for more downforce, a body lowered by ten millimetres and a firmer suspension, and Maserati shortened the reaction time of its F1-style Cambiocorsa gearbox. Output rose by 7 kW to 295 kW (400 PS) and 452 N·m, the top speed to 290 km/h, and 0 to 100 km/h takes 4.85 seconds. Production figures were 813 coupes in 2005, 1,156 in 2006 and 183 in 2007, 2,152 in all, plus only 472 Spyders. The most exclusive variant, the GranSport MC Victory, was launched after a Maserati team won the 2005 FIA GT series, and only 180 were built.