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It’s always cut a dash on the road, but is stunning coupe now better to drive with enhanced gearbox?
For fans of fast Italian coupés, it’s the automatic choice! Until now, only the standard GranTurismo, with its less powerful 4.2-litre V8, has been available with an automatic box – but now, the more potent S variant has been fitted with the silky smooth self-shifter.
This car’s comfort-oriented six-speed ZF auto transmission and increased performance should be a marriage made
in heaven – but is it?
It’s nearly a year to the day since the GranTurismo S exploded on to the scene. At launch, the only gearbox on offer was the sequential robotised manual – a race-like transmission capable of swapping cogs in a rapid 100 milliseconds.
However, it felt overly harsh on full-bore manual upshifts, and was a crude imitation in automatic mode. Which is where this new, more civilised six-speed gearbox comes in.
Full Article: AutoExpress - Maserati GranTurismo S auto
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