Maserati GranTurismo (2007)

A Maserati badge carries a certain expectation, but the GranTurismo’s place in a 600-car catalogue is more interesting because the numbers both support and challenge it. Its £28,000 used price places it at 529 of 600 cars, making it more expensive than just 71 cars in the collection, yet its performance figures sit in a different part of the conversation. With 399 bhp, it ranks 430 of 600 for power, while its 5.2 second 0 to 100 km/h time is faster than 117 cars in the catalogue. This is not a car defined by chasing the highest figures, but by the balance behind them.

The distinctive thread is its combination of a naturally aspirated V8, rear wheel drive and GT character. Only 56 of the 600 catalogue cars share that naturally aspirated V8 formula, and just 132 pair a V8 with rear wheel drive. The 4.2 litre engine produces 460 Nm of torque, with a top speed of 285 km/h, giving the GranTurismo a measured performance profile rather than a numbers-led identity.

Its 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé body style reinforces that position. This is a car built around the idea of covering distance with a different kind of presence, where the specification points towards a grand touring role. The catalogue places its top speed at 330 of 600 cars, showing that its appeal sits between outright pace and the broader experience of ownership.

The production figure of 40,520 cars gives the GranTurismo a different kind of context. Of the 177 cars in the catalogue with known production figures, only 2 have a higher production count, meaning 175 are rarer by this measure. That makes the Maserati a more widely produced choice within this group, and that fact is part of its character. It represents access to a particular formula rather than a pursuit of extreme rarity.

Maserati’s Italian origin and its place among 13 Maserati cars in the catalogue add further context to its identity. At £70 per bhp, the GranTurismo sits as a considered proposition rather than a pure performance calculation. A garage built around this car contains a GT with a V8, RWD and a naturally aspirated engine, a combination shared by few others in the collection. The figures leave a clear impression: this is a Maserati chosen for its balance, not for chasing the loudest statistic.