Hawk13
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.....an overpriced, not especially good car.
Why do I say that I hear you ask? Over the weekend a few warning lights (ESC, ASR and suspension) popped up on the GT and so I decided to drop it in at the MD as it is pretty close to me, the car is under warranty and it also needed a clean
They told me to leave it with them and gave me a 20 plate Levante GS350 to use - and I have had it since Monday (and now look to have for the next 3 weeks as the dealership has closed).
On start up, the valves open and it sounds great. But that's about all there is to like about the interior IMO. It is way too cheap looking and certainly not what I would expect from a £70,000 plus car.
On the move, it is fairly refined on smooth straight roads but the car wallows through corners (even in sport there is way too much body roll) and the steering is vague. I really didn't enjoy driving it. Annoyingly the steering wheel also obscures the speedo (or at least it does when set up for me) and there is no dash repeater that I can find. Although the claimed 0-60 is swift, it bogs down on quick starts until the turbo kicks in.
I have owned a number of SUVs over the years and almost all are better drives than this. Certainly the German offerings I have driven are much better is every respect.
I could probably forgive most of the above if it was a good looking car but I really don't like it. Even the £3000 optional wheels don't help.
IF this is where Maserati is headed, then they will go bankrupt!
Why do I say that I hear you ask? Over the weekend a few warning lights (ESC, ASR and suspension) popped up on the GT and so I decided to drop it in at the MD as it is pretty close to me, the car is under warranty and it also needed a clean
They told me to leave it with them and gave me a 20 plate Levante GS350 to use - and I have had it since Monday (and now look to have for the next 3 weeks as the dealership has closed).
On start up, the valves open and it sounds great. But that's about all there is to like about the interior IMO. It is way too cheap looking and certainly not what I would expect from a £70,000 plus car.
On the move, it is fairly refined on smooth straight roads but the car wallows through corners (even in sport there is way too much body roll) and the steering is vague. I really didn't enjoy driving it. Annoyingly the steering wheel also obscures the speedo (or at least it does when set up for me) and there is no dash repeater that I can find. Although the claimed 0-60 is swift, it bogs down on quick starts until the turbo kicks in.
I have owned a number of SUVs over the years and almost all are better drives than this. Certainly the German offerings I have driven are much better is every respect.
I could probably forgive most of the above if it was a good looking car but I really don't like it. Even the £3000 optional wheels don't help.
IF this is where Maserati is headed, then they will go bankrupt!