I read of a Stradale that has been on a rolling road and the output was 476bhp, from memory. That stands to reason as a blueprinted engine with a few software tweaks should have been capable of more than the 450bhp originally claimed. Also, the original Ferrari California was rated at 483bhp and we all know that brand positioning is very important and they wouldn't want them too close. My silver GS was running full Larinis, including cats and so should have been running more than the 395bhp claimed by the factory. There's no doubt that my Stradale was considerably faster, particularly in the mid-range and it felt more than a just a few horsepowers or torques, as Clarkson would say. Utterly unscientific, just what my experience of them is!
Try a quiet roundabout in the rain for that special WRC feeling! I wish we had more rain here sometimes...
Wiki for both
It does appear Wiki are quoting dry weight for the Strad yes, so you were right...sit on the top step.
Why does the car weigh so much more when it rains?
I’ve got the 4200 and GranTurismo brochures. We need the GS and Stradale brochures to put a databank together.
Very nice Stu, never seen a 22B on the road before, nice garage. At least you have a bit more room to work on the other cars nowYou need these for that “special WRC feeling”..............
Having looked through more official Maserati brochures, here are some dry weights:
Ghibli GT - 1365kg
3200 GT - 1500kg
4200 Coupe GT - 1570kg
4200 Spyder GT - 1620kg
GranSport - 1580kg
QPV DS - 1860kg
QPV (facelift, auto) - 1880kg
GranTurismo auto - 1780kg
GranCabrio-MC - 1880kg
MC Stradale 2 seat - 1670kg
GranTurismo Trofeo (to GT4 class spec) - approx. 1350kg
MC12 - 1335kg
As a guide, an auto or CC version is 10kg more than its manual counterpart.
For the kerb weight, add a further 80-90kg.
So, as suspected, the GS is actually about 90kg lighter than the lightest MC Strad. Which makes sense given its much smaller size, smaller engine, etc.
As for BHP per tonne, there's not all that much in it between the 3200, 4200, GranSport and Strad. Though the Strad does win that one (if we ignore the Trofeo and the MC12).
Can't believe that the Gransport is heavier than the Coupe