Posts Tagged ‘ Maserati Gran Turismo Spyder ’

The soft top seems to be gaining popularity these days with respect to high end cars and it looks like the newest Maserati GranTurismo Spyder will not be coming with the retractable hard top either.

Several confirmed reports say that a particular soft top has already been chosen by Maserati for its next release. One of the reasons for not including hard top might be very low sales in California which is the most rewarding market for Maserati with many young Technology Millionaires looking forward to buying fast cars. The other reason might be hard top is heavier than soft top and it makes the car slightly slower and with soft top, the car is much lighter and faster. It also looks like Maserati is aiming towards competing with the soft-top Bentley Continental GTC convertible. Several studies show that more customers are eager to opt for a soft-top than a retractable hardtop. It also seems likely that the GrandTurismo and the coupe variant will be sharing power trains and transmissions. The implication is that the 405 Horsepower 4.2L V8 together with the 433 Horsepower 4.7L unit will be offered since the carmaker wants to have more performance on its new models compared to its competitors. Coming September, In the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Maserati GranTurismo Spyder would be showcased to the world. The pricing details for the new Maserati Gran Turismo Spyder haven’t been released yet and I bet it won’t be priced any less than its counterparts.