2006 Maserati GranSport Coupe
For consignment, a 2006 Maserati GranSport coupe with a title verified 15,047 actual miles. This car was purchased by our consignor from California and after arriving in Pennsylvania, it was serviced and thoroughly checked by a Maserati dealership. These are rare cars with a tuned sound meant to get the blood going, and it never fails to do so.
Exterior
Like ancient sculptures in Italy, Grigio Palladio is a beautiful shade of gray that casts shadows that highlight the dramatic body lines. The door handles, sport mirrors, and cladding all carry the gray in a monochromatic treat for the eyes while bright red calipers wake you up from your transfixed admiration. Body kit parts are intended to help with aerodynamics, but they also create a low, aggressive attitude and peak with the rear fascia that hugs the exhaust tips and diffuses the air through a mesh style vent. Mesh also covers the front grille emblazoned with the Maserati trident emblem, immediately recognizable and associated with historic sports car racing. Projector beam headlights are covered with a plexiglass shield and smooth the nose like the blue sharks off the Amalfi coast. On the decklid, a subtle wing rises modestly atop a flat tail with two large taillights split wide and the C-pillars have a flowing indentation that suggests the vented movement of air. The GranSport specific 19-inch alloy wheels look fantastic in their polished aluminum finish and are wrapped in 35 series tires with a date code of late 2022. The chin has kissed the ground and left some scrapes and is the only flaw on the exterior that we note.
Interior
If we say Maserati and you think of a leather interior, you'd be correct. Black leather clad door panels present in an elegant design with a stitched insert and pleated storage pouch down low. The sport bucket seats also wear black and we note some wear on the drivers seat bottom along with scratches in the bottom insert. The 2+2 back buckets are round and deep, well bolstered, and look like they've never been used. A pull down armrest below the embroidered Trident mark is available for back seat occupants along adjustable vents. The race inspired steering wheel fits your hands like a glove and large paddle shifters are a fingertip away. Blue faced gauges in touring car minimalism lie ahead, and below it a band of black leather streams across the entire dash. The center stack is where we find the climate controls, AM/FM/CD player with Bluetooth and touchscreen and various control buttons. In the center, we find a carbon fiber console housing the tiny electronic shifter, hand brake, and various mode and operational buttons and that carbon fiber flows to the back where it houses the vents. Low pile black carpet covers the floor with carpeted mats on top in good condition. You'll find black patterned leather above your head as the headliner and the clean but narrow trunk is lined in gray panels.
Drivetrain
A 4.2 liter DOHC V8 power plant is under the hood and looks amazing with its snaking intake plenum, red cam covers, and the Maserati Trident front and center. The engine is rated at an impressive 396 horsepower and is fuel injected. The 6-speed automatic transmission recently sends power to the rear axle with 3.73 gears and power disc brakes with Brembo 4 piston calipers are on all four wheels.
Undercarriage
Generally clean underneath with no surface rust of fluids to speak of. All boots and bushing look good. The dual exhaust flows from the engine and travels the center tunnel, meets at an X-pipe, then heads to the back where stock mufflers tuck under the extended rear valance and exit through it. Both ends of the car feature independent suspension with double wishbone and coil spring configuration.
Drive-Ability
Alright maestro, fire it up. At idle the exhaust sings a sweet song, but the crescendo happens with a little more throttle. We swing this gray beauty around the loop to check on functionality but like the Marriage of Figaro, it's all about the music. That said, we note the power mirrors are not working, and the check engine light is on. Beyond those two things, all other functions work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
A drivable exotic car that would also be a welcome sight at Cars and Coffee or just about any other gathering of car people. It has subtle beauty for an Italian, devoid of flashy wings, ducts, and body vents. It's almost pedestrian in its outer appearance but special enough to turn heads. More Marisa Tomei than Sophia Loren, if that helps. Gray paint with 19-inch wheels and red calipers, smooth body lines, and cladding for good measure make this a desirable and extremely uncommon exotic.
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price.
