Granturismo 4.2 Noise?

[Ikemi]

I test drove a rather nice Granturismo 4.2, which actually surprised me in terms of acceleration! Coming from 370BHP/tonne in my Elise, I was expecting the large Maserati to be slower than it was ...

I do love the Granturismo, as does my wife! I do feel it was somewhat quiet with the windows down though; I didn’t really notice much difference in note/volume with the ‘sport’ button on/off, which could mean the exhaust valves are stuck in the closed position.

However, what’s the best method to get the most sound out of the 4.2l? Larini X Pipe? Anything else? Are the X Pipes freely available?

It’s a 2008 with no mention of the variator being changed, so I imagine I should have a slush fund for if/when this fails ...

[doodlebug]

Ikemi said:

I test drove a rather nice Granturismo 4.2, which actually surprised me in terms of acceleration! Coming from 370BHP/tonne in my Elise, I was expecting the large Maserati to be slower than it was ...

Get yourself over to www.sportsmaserati.co.uk. They will tell you everything you need to know.