Luxury Cars: Maserati Cars

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Maserati Gransport Spyder Cars

12:28 PM R.Jansen No comments

The Maserati Coupé and Spyder are grand tourersproduced by Italian automaker Maserati from 2001 to 2007. They have now been replaced by the GranTurismo.The two nameplates refer to the four-seater coupé and two-seaterroadster versions, respectively. Both models were based on the3200 GT, which was sold in Europe, but not in the United States. The Coupé and Spyder are both commonly referred to as the 4200 GT, which is an evolution of the prior model name and a reference to the increase in engine displacementfrom 3.2 L (3217 cc) to 4.2 L (4244 cc).

The Spyder was first unveiled to the public at the 2001 Frankfurt Auto Show with the Coupé's debut following shortly thereafter at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show. Sales in the United States began in March 2002 for the Spyder and in May for the Coupé.The release of the Spyder heralded Maserati's return to the North American market after an 11 year hiatus. Almost as soon as it was introduced, the Spyder was selected by Forbes as the Best GT for 2001.

The Coupé and Spyder were designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro ofItalDesign, who also designed the Maserati Ghibli. The cars were built at the Viale Ciro Menotti plant in Modena, Italy.

Maserati Gransport Spyder Pictures

Maserati Gransport Spyder

Maserati Gransport Cars

12:13 PM R.Jansen No comments

The current trend in the sports car genre is that you could get an extremely expensive machine and add more to what it comes with like improving the aerodynamics or even tightening the suspension, and enhance its power but fully compromise on the interiors and go low on it.

This way you end up creating a super speed car for the real sports car experience. Maserati is a thoroughbred when it comes to Aerodynamics and this grand tourer has it all that takes. The enhanced aerodynamics and an improved front wheel control make the car extremely easy to handle in top speeds.

The muscle power comes from a V8 Configuration which is very advanced in the racing league. It has dry sump lubrication, two overhead cam shafts for each cylinder and 4 valves per cylinder. The maximum power is 400bhp and all these technicalities combined together mean a super fast car which can be controlled with ease. It uses the Cambio Corsa transmission system which is a Maserati trademark with a six speed electronic transmission. From a drivers perspective the car is loaded with all the technological features and the safety measures too.