REVIEW: The rejuvenated Maserati Granturismo impressed our road testers as an EV, but does a 542bhp V6 make us want to sign the dotted line?
Maserati GranturismoThe latest addition to the Italian maker’s increasingly fresh line-up won’t be the biggest money-maker or the most exciting , but it’s the machine that in many respects embodies the trident brand’s rich heritage yet is also entrusted with setting out its store for the future.
Unsurprisingly, the V6 petrol version looks very like its battery brother, and both in turn draw heavily on the visual template set by the previous. With more than 40,000 examples of that car finding homes over its lengthy 12-year life , it makes sense that the design team decided not to mess with the formula. It’s not an eyes-out-on-stalks head-turner, but there’s an undeniable elegance to the neatly proportioned new coupé.
This is linked to a ZF eight-speed automatic gearbox and a four-wheel drive system that can shuffle 100% of the available torque to the rear wheels, divide it equally between the axles or anything in between. In normal running, though, it usually runs a 30:70 split, front to rear.
Engaging Sport or Corsa driving mode sharpens responses and uncorks the exhaust system for some enhanced snap, crackle and pop, but there’s still none of the spine-tingling theatrics that made the atmo V8 such a sonic treat. It’s not a deal-breaker as such, but the lack of mechanical musicality seems particularly disappointing, given Maserati’s back catalogue.
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