Presents Maserati GranCabrio 2018 model year

30 June 2017

The Festival of speed at Goodwood, the Italians brought the updated convertible

Today at Goodwood was presented the updated convertible Maserati GranCabrio 2018 model year. Fans of the brand have been waiting for this event, given that the "Grand Convertible" was born in 2009 and to date has not changed appearance. This refers to the factory change, since in 2011 was released the version of the car from the Studio Pininfarina.

A few days ago in new York has revealed the updated Maserati GranTurismo coupe and convertible a more elegant sent to the British festival of speed. In the exterior of the upgraded GranCabrio very few changes, and the most striking one is the new grille, which the producers called "shark nose". Any more significant changes in the appearance of the Maserati GranCabrio are not. This suggests that you have as quickly as possible to replace the model.

The car is already old by today's standards. Take, for atmospheric a 4.7-liter V8 with a power of 460 HP and 520 ΜM, N∙m, which is paired with a 6-speed "automatic". Yes, it is hard to imagine that an expensive car has such archaic power plant.

The performance of the Maserati GranCabrio has suffered because of weak by today's standards the engine is up to 100 km/h version Sport, accelerates in 4.8 seconds. MC Stradale accelerates 0.1 seconds faster, but today this is clearly not enough in this segment. Needless to say, if you want to sprint with the GranCabrio will be able to "compete" even BMW 335d xDrive with 8-speed automatic transmission.

The only place where the Maserati GranCabrio you really are better is the interior. The designers have changed the puck control multimedia control buttons operation modes set closer to the selector lever and the centre of the dashboard positioned screen infotainment system Uconnect 8.4, which is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.