cheburator
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Just to throw a cat amongst the pidgeons...
If you are thinking of a 4-seat Stradale, do consider the Thinking Man's 4-seat Stradale too - the 2013 to 2017 Granturismo Sport MC Shift. It's the rarest Gran Turismo in the UK - 44 cars registered over the lifespan of the model.
You get the same 460PS engine as the Stradale, the same robotised transaxle, with marginally slower shift times, a recalibrated Skyhook, which is head and shoulders above the earlier cars, the same modern seats as the Stradale. No scare stories due to steel discs all round. Best of all - while a Stradale would set you back £45k for a good one, a Sport from someone great like Richard would be £33k. The 4-seater Stradale is at best 25 to 30kg lighter than the Sport, so the performance difference isnt worth the near 50% premium...
Go and drive one, you may be pleasantly surprised...
P.S. If you are coming from a Lotus - with the risk of offending other fellow forumistst, a slushomatic ZF6 equipped car, as good a job Maserati and ZF did, won't cut it as a substitute...
If you are thinking of a 4-seat Stradale, do consider the Thinking Man's 4-seat Stradale too - the 2013 to 2017 Granturismo Sport MC Shift. It's the rarest Gran Turismo in the UK - 44 cars registered over the lifespan of the model.
You get the same 460PS engine as the Stradale, the same robotised transaxle, with marginally slower shift times, a recalibrated Skyhook, which is head and shoulders above the earlier cars, the same modern seats as the Stradale. No scare stories due to steel discs all round. Best of all - while a Stradale would set you back £45k for a good one, a Sport from someone great like Richard would be £33k. The 4-seater Stradale is at best 25 to 30kg lighter than the Sport, so the performance difference isnt worth the near 50% premium...
Go and drive one, you may be pleasantly surprised...
P.S. If you are coming from a Lotus - with the risk of offending other fellow forumistst, a slushomatic ZF6 equipped car, as good a job Maserati and ZF did, won't cut it as a substitute...
