Official: Maserati bridges the gap with GranTurismo S Sport Pack in the UK
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Maserati, UK, Luxury
Maserati has done a heck of a job expanding its two model lines to suit a variety of tastes. Say, for example, you’re looking for a two-door grand tourer… then the GranTurismo is clearly your machine. More power? There’s the GranTurismo S. Even more hardcore? The MC Stradale is your beast.
The downside for overseas buyers is that, unlike the GranTurismo MC for the North American market, the European-market MC Stradale ditches the lauded ZF-sourced automatic transmission for the more hardcore yet much-derided older sequential gearbox. So for those looking for something a bit more sporty than the GranTurismo S but one step shy of the MC Stradale, Maserati’s British division has just announced the availability of a new Sport Pack.
Based on the GranTurismo S, the Sport Pack retains the same 434-horsepower 4.7-liter V8, but a new exhaust system has been fitted and the automatic transmission’s software has been recalibrated for a more sporting experience. There’s also a fresh aero pack and a series of cosmetic tweaks, all of which you can see in the gallery above and the press release after the jump.
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