New Car: Maserati Ghibli S GranLusso review HD

New Car: Maserati Ghibli S GranLusso review The Ghibli remains elegantly shapely, Maserati’s designers wisely deciding not to fiddle too much, but it’s the lush cabin that is this perhaps this car’s strongest draw. An interestingly sculpted, leather-sheathed dashboard, sumptuously upholstered seats and an aura of fine Italian craftsmanship make for a particularly inviting environment, as has long been the Maserati way. The dashboard looks more contemporary now that there’s a decently scaled infotainment system at its centre, but the increasing proliferation of configurable TFT instrument screens and head-up displays means that Maserati remains adrift of some rivals in electronic display terms. That said, the Ghibli’s twin major dials make a pleasing sight. The potent hum of the petrol V6 at idle is pleasing too. It has quite a chunk of Maserati to catapult, the S engine not quite energising the Ghibli in the way that 444bhp might imply, although you’d hardly call it slow. The eight-speed ZF gearbox heightens its urge to surge, as does the V6 soundtrack. It lacks the mellifluous roar of Alfa’s long departed V6, but it still makes mildly beguiling sounds. Both GranLusso and GranSport are mechanically identical bar Skyhook, which was nevertheless fitted to our GranLusso test car. This continuously variable damping system is vastly more competent than when it first underpinned a Maserati, but it’s a surprise that the company hasn’t attempted to improve the Ghibli’s dynamics, which weren’t its strong point four years ago and certainly aren’t today. Body control is a bit loose in comfort mode, the car heaving over crests and sinking hard into dips while serving a slightly pattery ride. Choose sport and it subtly tightens to lightly limit roll, but with an extra helping of patter. The same system in the diesel provides more contrast between these modes, the back axle settling less easily, too. The diesel turns untidier sooner, its manners better suited to a less ambitious pace. The petrol Ghibli is a more enjoyable drive for the keen and better confirms Maserati’s claim that the new electric power steering is superior to the outgoing hydraulic system. Only a little low-speed on-centre slack betrays this volt-powered system, whose rim weight rises to 0.8g’s worth of cornering force compared to the previous system’s 0.4g. Of actual road feel there isn’t much, but that’s typical today. Source sound:https://www.youtube.com/user/NoCopyrightSounds New Car: Maserati Ghibli S GranLusso review Thanks for watching video. Like, share and subscribe channel:https://goo.gl/QSKTXv. Please!!!