The verdict: All the best bits of Maserati’s current product lineup coalesce into the all-new 2024 GranTurismo, a spectacularly elegant two-door package that doesn’t just feel next-gen, but next-next-gen.
Versus the competition: There are no direct competitors to the new GranTurismo. Comparing it with sports cars like the Porsche 911 and Aston Martin Vantage isn’t exactly apt: This big, heavy and tremendously powerful Maser has the legs and heart to keep up with — and out-coddle — the best of ’em.
There is great satisfaction to be found in driving a car or truck in its intended environment. Scrambling a Jeep Wrangler through a treacherous, rocky ravine channels the same energy as nailing a redline shift in a Porsche GT3 or towing a gooseneck with a dually — or even hauling your extended family in a minivan. So when I found myself facing down a 1,000-mile, 15-hour round-trip road blast from Los Angeles to Tucson, Ariz., I said ciao to a 2024 Maserati GranTurismo and set off touring — grandly.
It’s likely been a while since you’ve thought about Maserati’s enduring grand tourer. The first-generation two-door left production after the 2019 model year, marking the end of a Methuselah-like 12-year production run. Until Maserati itself revealed the second-generation GT in late 2022, it seemed even the Trident itself forgot it had built much of its 77-year road-car history on big, front-engined grand tourers.
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