During the period of market decline, one company continues to firmly hold its positions — Maserati boldly declares its superiority in choosing options for high -speed machines thanks to the flexible policy with which they offer modifications of their basic models: Quattroporte and Granturismo.
Granturismo has been with us for a year and a half, and a hotter version of S, which has been correcting small but unpleasant shortcomings of the basic machine, has already gone on sale in the UK (this is one of the stars of our rating on page. 71). But if the version of S could not reach the ideal, then the new Mc Corse modification will help.
This modification got 4. 7-liter eight from Granturismo S, though well-modified to increase power from 440 to 450 liters. With. and increased torque from 490 to 510 nm. Let it not be crazy, but weight loss to 1,400 kilograms should lead to a good jump in performance.
The car is focused on the track: chassis, safety frame and gas tank approved by FIA: 380 mm brakes — in front, 313 mm — back, and lack of ABS. To reduce weight, the interior was given a Spartan look, and the windows of windows were replaced with Lexan material. Trofeo future racer in line? It may well be — in MC you can find the entire potential of Maserati GT3 and GT4.
Depending on the stability of sales Granturismo and Granturismo S, MC Corse could have found a new face in road modification, and this would be a big step Maserati in the development of the territory of supercars. Undoubtedly, during the launch of the conveyor, the car will gain weight — ABS will add, airbags will appear and the interior will be filled with luxury. The company will go all heavy to better arm the brainchild to fight such a competitor as Porsche GT3 RS. Freeded power will be able to compensate for extra pounds of weight. But this is not the only innovation in the Granturismo series; On the horizon of a car with a folding top, and, unlike his natural opponent — Mercedes SL, a Cabinet of Capriolet, he will have a fabric top. Adding a heavy folding top to the car, which already weighs 1880 kg, will not benefit, so I willingly believe in rumors that it will be a traditional Italian four -seater car with a folding top. It can be assumed that his first performance will take place at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2009.