The one that’s beats all of those GT cars is the Mclaren GT! That car is not only faster, but more beautiful with doors that go up! Sure there is a lot of “competition” in this segment, but the clear winner is Mclaren.
@@Iracingnoob Might be a great car but it's looks just doesn't do it for me. It feels kinda incomplete or bland design wise when placed amongst the other McLarens. There's a reason why you don't see as many of them on the road compared to it's brethren.
@@Iracingnoob How about we just appreciate all the cars and what they are individually good at? Different cars for different people and different preferences. To just state a "clear winner" is such a juvenile thing to do...
The sound kills it for me. The whole soul of the car previously was the v8 and glorious sound that it made. Kind of regret selling my 4.2 some 6 months ago purely as I miss the noise. The Trofeo does look fab though. Commericially available synthetic fuel can't come quickly enough and then hopefully manufacturers can still carry on making such fabulous ICE cars and get off the EV bandwagon.
For a long time Maserati did nothing for me but it feels like MC20 was a turning point for them. It may lack the V8 noise but it does seem the GT has jumped in qualify and finish
Everyone who has been in the both the new Grecale and GT models says the interiors are now class leading in terms of quality, space (Grecale rear room bigger than the Levante, GT actually fits adults in the back seats), fit and finish. Can't wait to see what they ultimately do with the new Quattroporte as it should be their next level attempt at an all-out luxury environment.
For me the final v8 Gran Turismo is the one for me, and the aftermarket has come to the rescue for the infotainment system so you can have the new centre screen and hvac, but in the old car.
Welcome back - good to see and hear from you and that you are well!!! I lived there for a while as well but always tried to avoid driving in Manhattan. Good that you like the Maserati, they need and deserve some love. Also hallo to Time Square and all our American friends!!!!
Sam it’s so nice to see you in NYC! I’ve loved living here the last 10 years and desperate to break into the auto industry so currently living vicariously through you. All the best.
Did you seriously film this on your own?? Amazing work. And overall your concept of travel videos is so great. I love doing this kind of car-traveling myself!
Maserati has to be the most underrated sports car Marque of all time ? I have a Maserati dealership on Ascot high street thats just opened and the price of the cars is very reasonable compared to Porsche or Ferrari , Lets hope people wake up and start buying them again they are great cars.
@@aeromotive2 Agreed though the old Granturismo were similarly discounted like all Maserati once leftover on the lot heavily. This 40K incentive honestly is way too little. 2018's when 2019's came out when msrps hovered around 16X-17XK USD were 30K off plus.
@@Headlock912 did you watch the video? He said he hired it himself from a rental company. He got the road tip from a radio show, but diverted off that to find what he showed us. As he hired outside of any arrangement with Maserati he said he felt at liberty to say whatever he liked. He explained the car was designed to be produced both in combustion and electric versions, the electric version was being pushed in Europe, so he came to the US on his own initiative to drive the combustion version.
I live in Connecticut and I drive to BMW m2 because of how great the roads are here. I loved seeing sam in CT and the New York area, great video. Greenwich ct has the biggest car collections in the world, you should definitely do another video in Connecticut
I got tense when you ran the light at 16:20 when there was a cop standing right there watching! The video made me nostalgic for my years living in Connecticut but not for the commute to NYC.
What's the cop going to do? Run after him? Bit obvious you are not in a big city. You kind of have to run yellows or right when it turns red to go anywhere, it's expected. Cops don't care.
Loved this video Sam, so pleased you like the Trofeo, I have a soft spot for Maserati, not that I could ever afford one but it has the emotion and the romance!
Hi New York !😁 Thanks for this trip but above all for the test in not so good conditions at the beginning : trafic, environment that is not really glamorous, weather (are are the windshield wipers good? 🤣) but what an original one, so pleasant and different. There was a movie untitled "An indian in New York", today, we have "An English in NY" but this one drives a Maserati, what a lucky guy and it can be heard and seen that he has fun. Even if it has lost its fantastic V8, the new GT is always a so beautifull and gorgeous car. Thumbs up, you offered us a great moment of passion. Signed by a 2012 MC Sport Line's owners that begins his little channel.
Saw Mill River Parkway... dude, bringing back memories of my youth in New York. SO glad you like the new Maserati GT. It is a great looking car and from all accounts so far, it should be a success.
Sam has got to come to Massachusetts the roads are just like in the 🇬🇧 but in western Massachusetts the roads are insane. Sam you'd have so much fun in the twisties
If the MC20 sounded like the 296 they would have sold far more of them I reckon. Beautiful car with a bland noise. 296 sounds ace though. A shame really. The V8 really was one of the best sounding engines in a car!
Think I prefer the original with the V8 and old-school interior, but I'm happy that Maserati has this on sale. The world is a better place for a petrol-powered Maser!
Maserati owners are happy to be overlooked and forgotten. Its an exclusive club for a small number of folks with outstanding good taste but whom have zero need to shout about it. Thats how it should be. With luck, this will depreciate like hell as the original did and i can join the Maser GT club again!
Great video as per usual. That intro, flying to a new country and picking up a car from the airport felt exactly like the start of Test Drive Unlimited, for any noughties gamers…
The most gorgeous car at this moment. Simple clean lines. The problem will be the price at Ferrari Roma level (in The Netherlands). Thats to much for a car that will depreciate way more than the Ferrari. Curious what the brand new Aston Martin will bring.
I love the cinematography of your videos, you really put so much care and attention into them and it takes us on the journey. I love Tim, but quite often he just puts a camera in the cockpit and talks to the camera for 20 minutes unscripted and we don't see anything. These videos should be about the journey and the grand tour, and part of the journey is showing us the landscape and culture and scenary which you do brilliantly.
quite some Alfa Romeo Giulia influence in this. Similar platform, similar engine, same steering wheel and shifter paddles. Very good platform though so you can only expect this to be a good car.
Hope you enjoyed those back roads I used to drive as a kid, saw your hesitation bearing left at the triangle. ;) Truth is, you could enjoy them with just about any type of car with the right attitude. Route 22 is great, but the traffic will quickly change your experience. The Merritt Pkwy / Hutchinson River Pkwy are a blast at speed, and the Henry Hudson Pkwy along the Hudson River is a terrific, scenic drive.
Sam, great video and the drive-through Times Square epic. I must say Maserati is a beautiful car or has been especially now they seem to have sorted out the interior. And it looks gorgeous especially in that colour. Enjoy the rest of your time in New York in that car.
Driving from JFK is absolutely ghastly. I live in 120 miles north of Manhattan in Upstate New York and wish Mr Seinfeld had sent you here where the roads into the Catskill Mountains are much more fun ! Lovely car, fabulous GT car for an old Gent such as myself ! Nice video Sir !
Even without the V8, the new GranTurismo is extremely appealing. What makes it even better is apparently if you want to buy one Maserati dealers are offering 60 or 70K US off on them. Ive even heard of one customer getting 100K off on a Trofeo. They want to move these things.
Love these videos. V8 is what all think of bc close or the same as a affordable ferrari but turbo 6 with different muffler might sound better. I would consider their 4 door model also bc on the use market they are a steal .
Those roads are awesome!! Coffee tip, Coffee Labs Roasters in Tarrytown. 50 minutes above New York. Great town with views on the Hudson and the coffee is great.
I find it a beautiful car from ever angle, at least on photo and video. I haven’t seen one in person. I don’t however understand people, I’m not singling out Sam, who dog on out dated interiors on newer cars yet drive several classics? I don’t know. I am biased to less is more and still prefer analog gauges, at least on the instrument cluster behind the wheel, especially if the are finished well. Aka new Pagani.
Did you get this car from Miller motorcars? If you’re still in Connecticut… every Sunday morning in North Salem, Ny is a great spot to grab coffee and see other NY/CT car enthusiasts.. it’s called Hayfields. It’s pretty wild watching you drive around on the same back roads that I do. 😊
Love love the new GT. Sure a twin turbo V8 would have been more vocal but I see what they're doing. They need to work on market positioning and pricing though. This would make a great daily
I’m not so sure they’re too far out with their market positioning and pricing. £140-180k does seems huge compared to the £85k that we might associate with Mazza coupes , but sub-£100k prices are sadly a thing of the past. With an SL, 8 Series or Panamera now costing £100-150k and with Aston, Bentley and Ferrari only operating over £200k, there might now be space in between for Maserati?
Sam, great video and lots of info. The car is competing in a busy space but a Bentley it will never be. Price point would put me off as much as the engine noise. Still a great design for the future
Funny thing, here in The Netherlands the electric version is much cheaper (because of weird tax laws, and push for electric cars) Maserati GT Electric: 198.000 Euro Maserati GT Modena: 226.000 Euro Maserati GT Trofeo: 271.000 Euro
Growing up and having the MC12 being THE "Maserati" really left everything to follow feel like such a let down tbh, even the MC20 which I was hoping to be more extreme just looks like a Emira. Hoping this big electric push they're doing brings some spirit to the brand.
£30k for 60hp is quite a lot! It's the same engine so you could probably get the Trofeo output by just remapping the Modena. I guess there must be other spec differences but I doubt any of them are game changing. On the fuel economy, the car may be set to American gallons so it might not be quite as bad as it seems.
I’m quite nervous that some of our favorite automakers will either go belly up, or best case scenario, still take decades to recover from acquiescing to a fake authority. Let that be a life lesson people. Greatness requires a backbone. Mark my words, Toyota/Lexus will deliver the best cars in every single segment for the next 30 years. Leave it to the Japanese to not only prove they don’t have the smallest balls, but in fact, the biggest.
Wish I knew you were in town. You drove through my neighborhood> recognized the roads I drive every day. I also have a 2017 F-Type R and a 2019 Miata. If you want a tour guide of the best roads to drive in this area, I'll keep an Eye on this video for a few days.
Had a Maserati GranTurismo 4.7 for 3 years. Epic GT car for cross Europe jaunts. Never broke down 100% reliable, just standard servicing when needed. Amazing sound from the engine and beautiful head turning looks plus when you need to get out at a junction people stop to let you go unlike in a Ferrari, Lamborghini or such. When mine was new in 2014 it was just under £100k and depreciated briskly 😄. I think a lot of folks will struggle to accept £165k basic for the new model. A rise of 60%! 🫣.
Looks very much like the old one from the outside, which is no bad thing, but interior a big step up, sounds great, your choice of roads not great to test this car on, needs a U.K. A class type road or good B class, to stretch its legs.
I’ve definitely seen that infotainment system someplace. A seven hour flight for a American Coffee is a bit much. Maserati biggest plus point is it’s not run of the mill, it’s a bit different form the usual BMW,Merc,Audi crowd. Would love a breakdown of what Turo cost to hire a car like that in the states. I was thinking model 3 because I think it would look after me, keeping me right coming from Scotland. Would love to do Coast to Coast.
as an Italian .... i don´t trust our car´s =) i miss the sound of the old Maserati Quattroporte ( 4.2? 4,7? V8 ) the only car who doesn´t need an aftermarket exhaust
i really like these, but honestly im more into the electric drivetrain, as it will be upgradeable with future lighter weight batteries (which will allow for the full 1200 hp the electric motors are capable of), but i will never fall as deeply in love with the a 90 degree V6 as a more purebred 60 degree V6, as they just dont sound as good, despite their thermal efficiency. I would love a manual 2 wheel drive version. i think it would be a really special car in that configuration. btw, you said folgore better than 95% of people so hats off for that. lol.
Future lightweight batteries - are you already living in the 2040’s dream? A 2025 Folgore will be worth about 20k by then and who’s going to spend at least 30k on it changing out the battery pack?
@@neilturner6749 what are you talking about just because the car has rapid depreciation doesn’t mean that it doesn’t eventually start appreciating, and the novelty of radically changing a car with just a battery change, which probably won’t even be anywhere near 30k in 2040 either. as long as the car has timeless, looks and brand cachet there will be a market for it and if you make a car that’s half the weight it’s gonna handle and accelerate way better than it did and it’s gonna hold its own appeal especially as cars become more and more invasive in our private lives, these dumb cars as opposed to smart cars will have more appeal because they will be less invasive
Timeless exterior design. I like that they stay true to the design language from generation to generation. BMW is notorious for complete redesigns that make older models look so dated. Problems are price, build quality and reliability +reputation. Hopefully the MC20 will change perceptions of this mark
It’s a fantastic looking car, as Sam says, it will always be overlooked. A Merc GT is always going to be the sensible choice, but not necessarily the heartfelt choice.
Another great video, enjoyed this one. Lovely motor…..slightly more modernised but still a classic unmistakable Maser. I hear you with the hunt for good coffee. I also travel a lot with work and was recently in Orlando and Miami…..generally the coffee is shocking (why o why do yanks like coffee creamer!!!). Nevertheless, good coffee can be found using the tips you mentioned or similar 😂
Perhaps it will be interesting to test drive both the old and new gran turismo back to back to know if whether some of all parts really resulted in a better car by Maserati
Very cool! In 5 years I’ll pick up a used one for $35k…I even like the color! Consumers really need to get smarter about what they are buying. That’s a $50k tops beautiful parts bin special.
