As gingerbread and other great-tasting holiday treats are a few telling and delicious signs of the season here at Jim Butler Maserati of St. Louis, we have taken a few moments to reflect on reputations. We have long held down one for building all types of cars, from the valiantly quick to the proudly classy. From champion racing machines in the 20s and 30s to charming sedans in the 60s, we have frequently accomplished greatness when stepping quite far out of our comfort zone.
The body style we are most familiar with is the ground tourer, which has long been a living and breathing extension of our premium builds and attitude. Our very first road car was the 1946 A6 1500, which bore a distinctively long hood and two-door frame. It was not until around two decades later that we finally honed our skillset to produce anything other than a GT, which was illustriously marked by the Quattroporte’s debut in 1963. The second-generation GranTurismo brings so much more to the table than just a lineup expansion, as it is an integral extension of our noble identity.
The 2024 Maserati GranTurismo delivers a snow-globe-friendly and very modern twist on a formula that has remained consistent for over seven decades. The lengthy front hood is the perfect wish-list friendly surprise, with seats positioned right over the rear axle, and the long-awaited star at the top of the tree as the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged Nettuno V6. Across the board, diehard car purists have been a bit worried about the sudden disappearance of V8s across lineups, but the technology of today has offered up powertrains that still provide the thrilling and immediate connection to the road during each drive.
Power for the new GranTurismo is sent to all four wheels, and its active suspension components provide class-leading handling that embraces the thrill of yesteryear while incorporating the technology of today. The GT is a visceral and appealing car that is absolutely worth obsessing over: Test drivers who have been lucky enough to sample the goods on pavement pre-release have claimed that the car’s athletic stance does not force any unwanted sacrifice when it boils down to comfort.
At first glance, the second-generation GranTurismo could be understandably mistaken for its 2007 predecessor. This is not a mistake, as we listened wholeheartedly to customers who claimed that they wanted the car to have an aesthetic that was unchanged and familiar. The new model is 3.4 inches longer and 4.3 inches wider, while its wheelbase has shrunk by just half an inch. The 2024 GranTurismo’s architecture uses a mix of magnesium, aluminum, and steel to keep weight down along with the center of gravity.
The all-electric version is going to make its way to us here in the U.S. soon and will carry quite a bit more weight thanks to carrying 3 engines. The tradeoff will be the immediate availability of 1,200 horsepower at your disposal, which is enough to make any seasoned grand touring expert fully alive with bough-and-holly glee. The Nettuno V6 is the same powerplant now situated under the hood of the MC20 and the Grecale Trofeo, allowing for a razor-sharp 0-60 mph time of just 3.5 seconds, and a top speed of 199 mph. The red-on-red interior could be your ideal champagne-flute-and snowfall-prone selection: we hope you visit us here at Jim Butler to make every drive a celebration of holiday happiness!
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