Maserati 3200 GT DRIVE
Car test R0042 July 2000 FIRST Maserati 3200 GT DRIVE AT A GLANCE considering size, price and rivals Controls/displays µµ¡¡¡ Handling/steering µµµ¡¡ Comfort µµµ¡¡ Space/practicality µµµµ¡ THE 3200 GT RANGE body 2-door sports coupé trim levels one only engine petrol: 3.2 V8 370bhp/362 lb ft drive rear-wheel drive, 6-speed manual auto option 5-speed electronic notable features twin turbochargers, air conditioning, electric front seats (memory extra), leather, normal/sport suspension, traction control. Options: alarm, cruise control LIKES AND GRIPES HE GIUGIARO-STYLED 3200 GT grip and brisk steering. The brakes would lack of temperament at low speed Tis the first genuinely new Maserati be impressive, too, if it weren’t for the easily tailored driving position since the Biturbo of the early 1980s, disconcertingly long pedal travel before shapely individual back seats and is built in Modena under Ferrari’s they bite in earnest. “what is it?” rarity value watchful eye. While the Prancing Horse Inside, the climate-controlled cabin is parent company concentrates on ultra elegantly trimmed with leather and no spare wheel, just an aerosol inflator high-performance sports cars, its alcantara suede. Headroom is just driveline shunt - automatic better trident-toting protégé concerns itself with adequate for six-footers and the driving limited rearward vision the more elegant and conservative position can be electronically adjusted to reflections in instruments motorway mile-eating gran turismo models. suit most tastes. The cushions could be a Not that there’s anything conservative little larger, however, and the pedals are a about the coupé’s performance, thanks to bit too close together for size 10s.
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