Driving a GTS tomorrow

[conaero]

Dan the steering wheel was alcantar also i don't like the stuff. I remember yours being far more opulent inside.

It is a lovely car but it's not a Maserati of old. It seems more German and less flamboyant.

I am not slating it I would have one like a shot, it just is so far removed from what I am used to in a Maserati. I think it's just lost a little of it's soul along the way, the same thing can be said of the new range of Alfas. It's all about margins, but on the plus side it should secure the marque for years to come.

It is an MC shift and it is much the same as the CC just a little more refined.

The worst part was getting back in the GS it made it feel very dated which is a testament to the GTS.

 

[Parisien]

Good observations Conaero.......becoming a bean counting exercise.....blander...safer.....appealing to a slightly wider market.......bigger....brasher maybe.......it has moved on.....am wondering where to next?


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[dem maser]

would you throw 50k on top??

 

[conaero]

Sorry Dem you have lost me, 5k????

 

[dem maser]

sorry meant 50k ill correct it

 

[Andyk]

Dan the steering wheel was alcantar also i don't like the stuff. I remember yours being far more opulent inside.

It is a lovely car but it's not a Maserati of old. It seems more German and less flamboyant.

I am not slating it I would have one like a shot, it just is so far removed from what I am used to in a Maserati. I think it's just lost a little of it's soul along the way, the same thing can be said of the new range of Alfas. It's all about margins, but on the plus side it should secure the marque for years to come.

It is an MC shift and it is much the same as the CC just a little more refined.

The worst part was getting back in the GS it made it feel very dated which is a testament to the GTS.

NOOOO....Love Alcantara.....Had a number of steering wheels made of the stuff...OK on a Lotus.....Starnge but for me made the car feel more alive as if I should be on the track.

Matt agree with you about the interior they have lost some of the magic....Don't think it's bad just not as personal if you know what I mean.

 

[GransportFan1]

i like an alacantara steering wheel, absorbs your moist palms.

 

[dem maser]

theres that word again.....moist

 

[GransportFan1]

not like it dem, nice bit of moist and clunge (just for Andy K)

 

[dem maser]

alcantara can be nice depending on the car i find....i do prefer leather for seats as that was my problem with the GTV cup it never had leather but it does go well without leather also depends on the car....

 

[dem maser]

but is it worth 50k on top of the GS matt??

 

[conaero]

Ah, ok Dem, understand.

I will still have one, but not for 18 months. I will probably have my mates car off him, he gets bored easily, and he will just take it to Meridien and get a laughable trade in, so I will offer him £1 more!

The up side is, with the exhaust, I dont think there are any upgrades I would do, maybe springs, and have the alcantar taken out and replaced with leather.

 

[dem maser]

ye maybe the alcantara leather thing but apart from that its ready..dont touch the springs...

 

[Andyk]

Ah, ok Dem, understand.

I will still have one, but not for 18 months. I will probably have my mates car off him, he gets bored easily, and he will just take it to Meridien and get a laughable trade in, so I will offer him £1 more!

The up side is, with the exhaust, I dont think there are any upgrades I would do, maybe springs, and have the alcantar taken out and replaced with leather.

You can still get leather Matt ... most seem to have it....Of are you just talking about your mates car.

 

[dem maser]

most i look at do have leather must be just his friends car hes referring to...

 

[urbanmaser]

The question is Matt is it worth the £40,,000 odd that it would cost you to make the leap????????????

 

[Parisien]

The question is Matt is it worth the £40,,000 odd that it would cost you to make the leap????????????

..and equally................you aint comparing like with like...truly...different beasts.......£40K to get something, less nimble, less thrilling, handles less well....etc......


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