The GranTurismo is to Maserati what the 911 is to Porsche and the Wrangler is to Jeep: it embodies the essence of the brand, the luxury automaker's head of design, Klaus Busse, said.
The new GranTurismo not only succeeds a model first launched in 2007, but it also continues a long line of coupes that Maserati started in 1947 with the A6 1500.
The main pillars of the new GranTurismo are supercar performance combined with enough roominess to allow four adults -- and their luggage -- to have a weekend getaway, Busse said at a test drive event this month in Rome.
Because of the shape of the car's rear window, an adult who is roughly six feet (about 1.8 meters) tall can sit in the back -- provided the driver does not require too much legroom.