What is it?
A final throw of the dice for Maserati’s venerable Grancabrio convertible, one intended to sharpen its appeal until its long-awaited replacement finally arrives. Like its Granturismo sister, the Grancabrio has been given a very mild redesign plus specification tweaks, including the arrival of a touchscreen infotainment system. The range has also been simplified to just two variants: the entry-level Sport, priced at £107,200 on-the-road and the supposedly more dynamically focused MC, whose £115,245 price tag makes it the most expensive model in Maserati’s current line-up.
Both now use the same 453hp 4.7-litre version of Maserati’s long-serving naturally aspirated V8 and drive their rear wheels through a six-speed ZF automatic gearbox; Maserati admits that moving to the more advanced eight-speeder was outside the scope of this modest facelift.
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A lovely thing
Maybe it doesn't compare well with some more modern rivals, but just look at it. Emotional connection with a car is worth something, and some turbocharged rivals are fast but also soulless and just a little bit dull. I'm glad this car still exists.
Not a flat-plane crank
"The Ferrari-built V8 uses a flat-plane crank..." No, it has a cross-plane crank, which is why it sounds like a traditional V8 (a much nicer exhaust note IMO than that of a flat-plane crank V8).