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Maserati GranTurismo S
A year after the unveiling of the GranTurismo, Maserati will be back at the Geneva International Motorshow with yet another world premiere, the Maserati GranTurismo S. The ultimate expression of the Trident coupé’s sportiness shifts the emphasis onto performance and driving enjoyment.

Two main novelties are at the heart of the new Maserati: the 440 hp V8 4.7 engine and the electro-actuated gearbox with fast MC-Shift arranged in the transaxle layout typical of high-performance sports cars that represents the technological DNA of all Maseratis.

The Maserati GranTurismo S makes use of the high-performance brake system developed in collaboration with Brembo and introduced for the first time in the automotive field on the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S. The system features front brake discs made with dual-cast technology - a dual casting of cast iron and aluminium, paired with aluminium mono-bloc 6-piston brake callipers, ensuring optimised braking performance. Read the rest of this entry »

Maserati A6G 2000 Coupe
Maserati A6 series introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1947 were the first true production cars from this famous manufacturer after the Second World War. Only 139 were ever build, 60 of which were the 2-liter twin-cam A6G/2000. The two liter version, weighing only 900 kg, was extraordinarily fast with some reports claiming a top speed of 140 mph.

Specifications

150bhp, 1,985cc inline double overhead camshaft six-cylinder engine with three twin-choke Weber carburetors
four-speed manual transmission
independent front suspension via wishbones and coil springs
rigid rear axle with leaf springs
four-wheel drum brakes
Wheelbase: 100.4in. (2,550mm)
This particular 1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Coupe was sold on an auction (RM Auctions) for £231,000 in October 2007.

This sexy coupe promises to banish the banality of the car it replaces.

The Swiss love exotic cars, so it’s hardly a surprise to see Maserati’s most important product introduction of the year come to light at the Geneva auto show. Behold the Maserati GranTurismo coupe, penned by Ferrari’s favorite designer, Pininfarina. Recall that the previous Maserati coupe was a Giugiaro design. Built on a short-wheelbase version of the Quattroporte platform, the coupe carries on with a Ferrari-derived 4.2-liter DOHC V-8 upgraded to produce 405 horsepower. That’s nine more horses than the previous GranSport Coupe could boast and 11 more than the Quattroporte. The only transmission, at least initially, will be the six-speed automatic recently introduced on the Quattroporte, and there are no plans for a convertible in the near future. We estimate the new coupe will wear a $100,000-to-$120,000 price tag when it goes on sale this summer.