Maserati
has launched the new GranSport Spyder model - the open-top version of its
powerful, range topping GranSport Coupe - at the Frankfurt
International Motor Show on Tuesday morning. It instantly
combines the thrilling driving expericence and excellent
performance that are associated with the GranSport Coupé with
the pleasures of roof-down motoring.
Since its introduction the 400bhp 'extreme' GranSport - with
its increased power, higher top gear ratios, and visually
strong new body styling kit - has quickly become a highly
popular member of the familiar Coupé and Spyder range, and
so the Maserati marque are now looking to cash in on this
customer interest and so have extended this option to the
Spyder range.
The Maserati GransSport Spyder thus shares all the styling,
engine and chassis modifications that have lifted the
GranSport to the top of its class.
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This includes the 4.2 litre V8 engine that delivers 400bhp accompanied by a deep,
full sound that is all the more enjoyable with the roof
down, 19 inch alloys that rest at the end of up-rated
suspension and styling that has been made more aggressive on
the outside and, with Bright Tex fabric, cutting-edge
inside.
The single metallic-painted GranSport Spyder being shown at
the
Frankfurt Motor Show sits angle at the apex of the Maserati stand,
emphasising the importance the Modena sportscar maker are
attaching to this new model introduction. Also debuting on
the Trident stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week are two new
versions of the remarkable Quattroporte, the
Executive GT and Sport GT, which offer new levels of luxury and
performance respectively.
by Edd Ellison, Paddy Granger in Frankfurt
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