Road Test
Maserati Granturismo
Test date 02 January 2008
Price as tested £78,210
For The way it looks, interior space, engine and gearbox, agile handling
Against Seating position, real-world performance, underwhelming brakes
How much ?
- Price as tested £78,210
- Price as tested £86,179
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.3 sec
- 0-60mph 5.6 sec
- 0-100mph 13 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
14.2 / 103.8 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
25.2 / 133.7 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
177 mph
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
18.3 mpg
- Test best/worst
27.1 / 7.8
Government figures
- Combined/urban
19.7 / 13.1 mpg
- CO2 emissions
345 g/km
How big?
- Length
4881 mm
- Width
1847 mm
- Height
1353 mm
- Wheelbase
2942 mm
- Weight
1880 kg
- Fuel tank
86.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V8 cyls Vee , 4244 cc
- Max power 399 bhp at 7100 rpm
- Max torque 339 ft at 4750 rpm
- Specific output 94.0bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 213bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 92 x 79.8 mm
- Compression ratio 11.1:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl4
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.17 / 5.3
- 2nd 2.34 / 9.5
- 3rd 1.52 / 14.6
- 4th 1.14 / 19.4
- 5th 0.87 / 25.6
- 6th 0.69 / 32.1
- Final drive 3.73
Suspension
- Front Double wishbone geometry with forged aluminium hubs and arms; standard steel single-rating dampers, (Skyhook), coaxial coil springs
- Rear Double wishbone geometry with forged aluminium hubs and arms; standard steel single-rating dampers, (Skyhook), coaxial coil springs
Steering
- Type Hydraulic steering box with tacho-snesitive servo assistance with on road steering ratio
- Lock to lock 3.10
Brakes
- Front 330x32mm Ventilated discs
- Rear 330x28mm Ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5J x 19'' Alloy in
- Size rear 10.5J x 19'' Alloy in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 245/40 R19
- Tyres rear 285/40 R19
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