| I have always liked the look of Maseratis. There is | | | | instantly makes this Maserati match other supercars |
| something about the sleek lines and curvaceous shape | | | | and sportscars in terms of looks and low down gravity |
| that never seems to go out of fashion, perhaps | | | | friendly stature. I also love the fact that despite my |
| because the cars tend to move with the times in | | | | generally dislike for any cars which are advertised in |
| terms of style and design. Whilst the 90s cars were | | | | white, I still liked the GranTurismo, which is really saying |
| more angular and dramatic, they have happily followed | | | | something impressive - in fact, I would happily own it in |
| the automotive trends in the 21st century, which lean | | | | white, which is going a whole step further! |
| towards sweeping bonnets and a feminine form. Gone | | | | The stunning interior is often what sets Maserati apart |
| are the panels and angles, and they are instead | | | | from the crowd, and that is no different in the |
| replaced with sweets of metal and fibreglass that look | | | | GranTurismo. My particular favourite is the reddish iron |
| like they were carved out of one solid lump, rather | | | | coloured leather, which just makes the whole thing a |
| than pieced together in a factory. | | | | sumptuous pleasure to drive in or be driven in. |
| I am glad Maserati have gone this way, as I feel this | | | | Of course looks aren't everything, as anyone who |
| has produced some of the nicest cars they have ever | | | | loves cars knows. How it actually drives is surely as |
| had available. And my personal favourite? The | | | | important, if not more so. Thankfully this car does |
| Maserati GranTurismo, which combines all the smooth | | | | follow through on its looks with a mighty 4.7 litre engine. |
| elegant shapes and lines to create what I consider to | | | | Whilst I like power and love the roar of the Maserati |
| be one of the best looking cars on the marketing | | | | engine when we rush along the road, I was most |
| nowadays. I am sure it isn't perfect, but in the | | | | tempted by the prospect of an automotive six speed |
| constantly evolving world of car manufacturing and | | | | transmission. Whilst in my dream car I could go manual. |
| design I think they are pretty close to hitting the nail on | | | | I am lazy at heart, and having test driven this car it |
| the head. After all, the GranTurismo is sculpted from its | | | | does make it a pleasure and an ease to drive, with |
| long bonnet through to the slope of its boot, and it | | | | plenty of strength and speed in with the bargain. |
| really is quite a masterpiece! | | | | So the GranTurismo really goes out of its way to |
| So, what exactly about the looks of the GranTurismo | | | | ensure that it is a car that lives up to the Used |
| keeps me searching the used Maserati dealerships in | | | | Maserati overall style - and I think it achieves it without |
| the hope that one will come up cheap? Well, I shall | | | | even trying! |
| start with the really distinctive sloping nose, which | | | | |