With all the four-doors it's come out with in recent
years, it'd be all too easy to forget about the Maserati GranTurismo. After ten
years in production, it may not be around for much longer. But before it goes,
Maserati is sprucing it up with at least one more special edition.
The GranTurismo Sport Special Edition pays tribute
to 1957, a special year for the Trident marque in which it launched the 3500
GT that was its first real commercial success, while Juan Manuel Fangio won the
Formula One World Championship in the Maserati 250F.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of that landmark
year, the special GT gets a new carbon-fiber hood (either color-keyed or left
in bare finish) with a big air scoop in the middle. It also gets carbon-finish
splitter, door handles, side mirrors, and rear lip spoiler, and wears special
20-inch gloss-black alloys. The cabin space is all swaddled in Poltrona Fau
leather in one of four color combinations, with carbon trim pieces and all
manner of special-edition logos.
Only 400 examples will be made, with buyers able to
choose between three special paint shades or four standard colors. As with the existing Gran Turismo
Sport, the special edition is powered by a 4.7-liter naturally aspirated V8
rated at 460 horsepower, mated to a six-speed sequential or automatic
transmission.
