Maserati GranTurismo Rental
A 4-seat Italian convertible with a V8 built in Maranello, made for the coast road at sunset.
Overview
The Maserati GranTurismo is a 4-seat Italian grand tourer with a naturally aspirated 4.7 liter V8 built by Ferrari, the last Maserati sold with an engine like it. Renters book it for a coast drive with 2 people in the back and a sound no turbocharged car makes, over a 2-seat convertible that leaves half the group at the hotel.
How It Drives
The V8 is quiet at low revs and then climbs to 7,000 rpm with the sound getting harder, because nothing is turbocharged and the exhaust valves open in Sport. It is a long, heavy car that rides calm, so it suits the slow run down the coast with the roof down, not a canyon.
Who Rents It
Trim Breakdown
Maserati sold the GranTurismo as a coupe in 3 forms and as a convertible, badged GranCabrio outside the US, in 2 forms. All share the same long body and rear-wheel drive. We run the Sport Convertible.
GranTurismo Sport Convertible
The GranTurismo Sport Convertible is the car we run, white over a white and black cabin on black wheels with red calipers. A 4.7 liter naturally aspirated V8 makes 454 hp through a 6-speed automatic to the rear wheels, and the fabric roof folds in under 30 seconds. The Sport trim adds the deeper front bumper, the valved exhaust and sport seats. All 4 seats are full size.
GranTurismo
The GranTurismo is the original coupe, with a 4.2 liter V8 making 405 hp through the same 6-speed automatic. It is the softest car in the range, tuned as a grand tourer rather than a sports car, with the same 4 seats and the same long hood. It is the one to find if you want the quietest ride. We do not run the coupe.
GranTurismo Sport
The GranTurismo Sport coupe carries the same 454 hp 4.7 liter V8 and 6-speed automatic as our convertible under a fixed steel roof. It is a little lighter and a little stiffer than the open car, with the same deeper bumper, valved exhaust and sport seats. The fixed roof gives it a quieter cabin at freeway speed. We do not run the Sport coupe.
GranTurismo MC
The GranTurismo MC is the track-leaning coupe, sold as the MC Stradale outside the US. It keeps the 454 hp V8 but adds a vented carbon fiber hood, a deeper splitter, a rear spoiler and a lower, stiffer suspension, and the early cars were built as strict 2-seaters. It is the loudest and hardest riding GranTurismo. We do not run the MC coupe.
GranTurismo MC Convertible
The GranTurismo MC Convertible pairs the MC front splitter, hood and rear spoiler with the fabric roof, and it arrived as a Centennial Edition marking 100 years of Maserati, with tricolour badges and a short list of special paints. Power stayed at 454 hp with the same automatic. It is the rarest GranTurismo body. We do not run the MC Convertible.
Frequently Asked Questions
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