It’s been some years since I’ve posted here! as a previous GT owner (I had 3 new cars over many years) i was invited to the preview in London.
The car is very nice in the flesh. The proportions are excellent and I could sit comfortably in the rear at 5ft 10 with plenty of headroom and legroom behind the drivers seat set for me. Air suspension is standard as are the usual now required driver aids. Infotainment is very responsive and intuitive. Interior is in my opinion a big step forward with lovely materials and no obvious nasty plastics that i could see. Even the dark wood trim was lovely and I’m not a fan of wood in general. Seats are lovely looking, comfortable and the leather soft and thick to touch. 14 Way adjustment also standard.
The display car was a Modena in pearlescent white with Greige leather interior. Standard UK spec will be high meaning that options costs shouldn’t be too high. The standard audio for example is Sonus Faber with 14 speakers 480w which sounded very good. There is an optional audio with 19 speakers also by SF. I think the only option the car had was Head Up Display. Alcantara head lining will be optional but the standard cloth was still very luxurious looking and feeling compared to German cars.
Fit and finish looked very good. Wheels fill the arches much better than the old GT and the standard Modena wheels are very nice looking.
The Maserati engineer I spoke too said the Modena has excellent performance and the 60HP difference in the Trofeo is only really not at the top end so it seems the Modena will be fine for most drivers.
Not 100% finalised but expect UK pricing to be £145k for Modena, £170k Trofeo and £180k Folgere. This initially sounds very expensive and Modena looks to me like £125k car in the current comparable market but the car kind of sits in a unique segment with 4 proper seats and the trim level is high as standard. Significantly cheaper than a Roma but obviously not a V8. A brief startup of the V6 sounded pleasantly nicer than expected.
Production should start around June with UK deliveries a couple of months later.