Maserati tries to present new things on each international motor show at least one novelty. The Italian concern will not refuse the tradition and in March when in Geneva - the next autoexhibition will open.
For Geneva-2009 concern Maserati has prepared model GranTurismo S Automatic. That the new has appeared in the car, it is clear from the coupe name. Now Maserati GranTurismo S it will be possible to order with automatic six-high-speed transmission ZF. The new box begins to work together with 4.7 l engine V8 power of 440 h.p. at 7000 rpm. As much as possible twisting moment of the motor makes 490 Nanometers. On how dynamic indicators of a coupe with “automatic machine” will change it is not informed, but motorists learn about it very soon.
It is known, that the car has received new design, light-alloy 20-inch disks and lateral “skirts”. As well as mechanical version Maserati GranTurismo S, a novelty has firm multimedia system Maserati.
And winter tests in northern Europe well camouflaged car which protective cover all the same has allowed to consider a new cross-section of the car, and also partially and an interior interior has been noticed.
To originally new model it was planned to assign number 149, however it will receive name Milano. At present about a novelty it is known a little, but we can assume, that the car is designed on the same platform, that Fiat Bravo and Lancia Delta. It means, that the rough sizes of the car will make 434 sm at length from which about 260 sm it will be taken away to a wheelbase.
In standard complete set Milano will equip with a forward control, but also release of version and with an all wheel drive further is provided.
The ruler of motors will reflect variety of the variants established on corporate “fellow tribesmen”. Predictably, on a choice to buyers will offer petrol motors of 1.4 l T-jet power in 120 both 150 h.p. and diesel engines 1.6 Multijet (105 and 120 h.p.) and 1.9 Multijet (120 and 150 h.p.). Grocery ruler Alfa Romeo, of course, cannot exist without the GTA-version - it will appear in some months after standard variant Milano will go on sale, and will have under a cowl, at least, 265 h.p.
Debut Milano is supposed to be spent in September of this year on autoshow in Frankfurt. The European sales will begin in the end of 2009 - the beginning of 2010. While there is no official information on, whether the car on the North American market will arrive, but considering the close industrial communications which have developed recently between Chrysler and Fiat, it seems rather probable.