At last we can present the convertible version of Maserati’s beautiful GranTurismo coupe, the GranCabrio – not the best choice of names in our book… It’s the first-ever four-seater convertible if the Italian automaker and it will make its worldwide debut on September 15 at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show with international sales set to start in the spring of 2010.
The convertible model (like the coupe variant) has been styled by Italian design house Pininfarina and at least with the top down, we can say that the GranCabrio looks the part.
Maserati tells that the GranCabrio has the longest wheelbase on the market of any convertible, promising to offer”proper seats” for all four passengers.
The GrandCabrio has the same powerhouse as the GrandTurismo S, which means a 4.7-liter V8 engine that cranks out 440HP at 7,000 rpm and 490Nm (362 lb-ft) of torque at 4,750 rpm. The rear wheels gain power through the firm’s dual-clutch, electro-actuated gearbox with fast MC-Shift arranged in the transaxle layout.
The Italian company did not disclose any performance figures but we expect the GranCabrio to be a tad slower the lighter GranTurismo which goes from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in 4.9 sec and achieves a top speed of 295 Km/h or 184 mph.
