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The AutoBlog have published a review of the 2012 Maserati GranTurismo MC and GranTurismo Convertible Sport. 'Maserati jokes that it's a company with a lot of black and white pictures - in other words, the Italian automaker that traces its lineage all the way back to 1914 has a very long history. While those old pictures are monochromatic, Maserati's past is very colorful. Its timeline includes ownership by Citroën (1968), De Tomaso (1975) and most recently Fiat (1993). Today, as part of the Fiat S.p.A. group, its siblings include both Chrysler and Ferrari. Fostering close relationships is critical to Maserati, as it relies heavily on those ties for engines, electronics and platforms, just as the Maserati Kubang SUV would share platforms with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee.'

Inside Line have published their "First drive" review of the 2010 Maserati GranTurismo convertible. 'Unlike most convertible versions of modern coupes, the 2010 Maserati GranTurismo drophead was not engineered in parallel with the closed edition. Instead, Maserati says it wanted to concentrate on getting the coupe right before thinking about the convertible. Although this is undeniably a convertible version of the GranTurismo coupe rather than an entirely new model, it has been extensively reengineered and restyled to suit its al fresco role. Maserati has certainly taken the task seriously, producing what it claims to be the stiffest body shell in the class despite a long, 115.9-inch wheelbase.'

A review of the Maserati GranTurismo S supercar has been posted over at AutoExpress.co.uk. 'This car's comfort-oriented six-speed ZF auto transmission and increased performance should be a marriage madein heaven - but is it? It's nearly a year to the day since the GranTurismo S exploded on to the scene. At launch, the only gearbox on offer was the sequential robotised manual - a race-like transmission capable of swapping cogs in a rapid 100 milliseconds. However, it felt overly harsh on full-bore manual upshifts, and was a crude imitation in automatic mode. Which is where this new, more civilised six-speed gearbox comes in.'