Category: Exotic Sports 
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Achingly beautiful, phenomenal sounding and surprisingly able four-seat GT.
Gearbox still a sticking point for some, steering too edgy at straight ahead position, seat height and support.
Addition of the S to the GranTurismo boosts its sporting appeal significantly.
Even with its more sporting focus, the GranTurismo S can be made to return the hushed civility of its 4.3-litre relative. Press that Sport button for a second time and the way the exhaust system silences itself really is remarkable.
Those bigger wheels and the tauter suspension don't overly upset the ride quality, neither do they result in a significant increase in road noise. Its beautiful lines are obviously quite efficient at cleaving through the air too, as there's very little wind noise, even at the sort of sustained high speeds the GranTurismo S is capable of.
The interior is loaded with equipment as standard, though £576 for a Bluetooth telephone connection and Aux socket is a bit much. A compressor pump and a puncture repair kit comes as standard, with a spare wheel costing a whopping £588 - the same amount as the optional tyre pressure monitoring system. As ever, there's plenty of scope for personalisation regarding interior trim materials or brake calliper colours, while choose a pearlescent paint and Maserati will lighten your bank account of over £4,500. Ouch.
The rear seats are genuinely useable, so long as you're not too tall, the front ones lacking the sort of support you really need and want in such a sporting car. They also sit far too high at the front of the cushion. And why selecting reverse has to be announced by such an eardrum-rupturing beep is a mystery too.
