2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sport First Official Image and Detail

After stunning the world with the GranCabrio at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Maserati will use the 2011 Geneva Motor Show to take its grand-touring convertible to a new level of performance and handling with the GranCabrio Sport.

Conceived to give the GranCabrio a harder-edged model to sit alongside the GranTurismo S and the Quattroporte Sport GT S, the GranCabrio Sport uses a more powerful and fuel-efficient version of Maserati’s, all-alloy 4.7-litre V8, coupled with the ZF six-speed automatic transmission.

This naturally aspirated engine produces in this configuration 331 kW (450 horsepower) and has 510 Nm at the peak of its rich, thick torque curve. Maserati’s Friction Reduction Program has made the GranCabrio Sport’s engine more reactive to the driver’s most-nuanced inputs, while reaching a 6% reduction in fuel consumption. The top speed of the GranCabrio Sport is 285 km/h.


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1BadMan - 2/21/2011 2:37:07 PM

+1 Boost

It needs more than a 17-hp increase. An exhaust from Quicksilver makes it sound even better than stock which is pretty darn good.

Lexus - 2/21/2011 10:47:29 PM

+1 Boost

This Maserati is coupe/convertible or Gran Turismo whatever you want to call it is one of the most beautiful I've seen in person. And yes definitely need more than 450 hp under the hood because it so freaking heavy, either that or lose 300 to 400 lbs.

quizz - 2/21/2011 11:05:02 PM

+1 Boost

At this price and for this market, a 6% reduction in fuel consumption is completely irrelevant and almost silly to mention. Now if it was something like 20%, ok, then you're talking a technological jump, but 6%? That's just reaching...