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| Seat leather is dark, wtih red stitching |
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Inside, the leather is dark (with red stitching) and there's absolutely no wood. Carbonfibre, and plenty of it, takes the wood's place - and the cabin looks all the racier for it. The GT gets drilled aluminium pedals, too - 'There is a slight weight advantage,' says engineering chief Paul Fickers.
Finally, the engine has a revised exhaust system which - like the GranSport's - bypasses a silencer when in Sport mode and revving under load between 4,500rpm and the 7,000rpm peak-power speed.
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| Engine can provide 400bhp |
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That peak power is 400bhp, backed by 333lb-ft of torque at a fairly high 4,500rpm. This QP weighs nearly two tonnes, so you can see that 4,244cc of Ferrari-built V8 is still going to have to be worked hard to deliver the promised pace. The good news is that in its latest Euro IV version, the V8's urban-cycle fuel consumption is 16% better, with no power loss. Official CO2 emissions of 370g/km mean it's still well and truly a gas-guzzler under Britain's new car-tax regime, though. Not that this will worry those who can afford an £80K car...
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