Comments on: Maserati GranCabrio: New Fiat No Porsche Panamera, FWIW

By: sfdennis1

sfdennis1 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:26:42 +0000

This beauty is so much more attractive than the fat*ss, hideous (by Ferrari standards) California, and will probably cost much less as well. Truly rare is the 4-place hardtop convertible that doesn’t sacrifice waaay too much style to make room for the folding metal roof…some 2 place roadsters can carry off the look, but go bigger, and styling always suffers.

Sure, the GranCabrio’s ultimate performance will be lower than the Ferrari’s, but anyone who’s driving these cars 100% flat-out and/or fast enough to notice a substantial difference in performance, won’t have their license long anyway.

By: ferrarimanf355

ferrarimanf355 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:07:44 +0000

“New Fiat No Panamera”?

The Maserati Quattroporte is like the anti-Panamera. Just sayin’.

By: pacificpom2

pacificpom2 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:45:09 +0000

Are those rear lights upside down Ford Mondeo rear lights? Upmarket car with low market parts.

By: panzerfaust

panzerfaust — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:21:56 +0000

^ pure Maserati, except for the Pininfarina design, and the Ferrari V8…

By: tauronmaikar

tauronmaikar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:17:18 +0000

“It’s a Maserati in the purest sense of the word: from the unmistakable style by Pininfarina”

I love it how they say it is a pure Maserati and then credit the design to Pininfarina in the same sentence.

By: izido

izido — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:47:20 +0000

I think the back looks ok, but the front is like someone stepped on it.

By: twotone

twotone — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:58:51 +0000

I’ll pick up a nice clean low-mileage used one in a few years when it’s down to 1/4 MSRP. 2002/2003 coupe GTs are going for $25k – $30k.

Twotone

By: panzerfaust

panzerfaust — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:37:15 +0000

^Lol, I can only think of two places this Maserati would be understated, Monaco, and Sakhir Bahrain.

Octogenarian babe magnet? Oh, now there’s a feather in Maserati’s cap!

By: Robert Schwartz

Robert Schwartz — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:54:15 +0000

“for men and women who love to live life in an understated – though sophisticated – manner.”

I think it is a beautiful car, but understated? No.

Chicks will dig it. Most of the American owners will be white haired gentlemen in their 80s who live in Palm Beach.

By: Ronman

Ronman — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:53:22 +0000

This is what Gorgeous looks like, when the GranCabrio S comes out (inevitably) it will be Gorgeous and Aurally satisfying. Price should not be a factor…unless you want to buy it of course, but then you will have to take Italian Crapsmanship in consideration

By: panzerfaust

panzerfaust — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:43:51 +0000

The combination of the grill and ventiports on the fenders lend an off-putting Buickesque air to an otherwise clean design.

By: Brian E

Brian E — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:33:45 +0000

It’s no Ferrari California either. Yowza!

By: texlovera

texlovera — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:23:34 +0000

I like it.

Probably because I can’t afford it :(