Chapter 1 Arrivederci Granturismo Connor Golden first saw the Maserati GranTurismo GT in 2007 He was in Texas taking pictures of high-end sports cars The GT was one of them Connor was struck by the car’s beauty He was bug-eyed by its performance The car was in a class of its own he wrote on his website
The GranTurismo had competitors The Aston Martin Vantage The Mercedes CL550 The GT out-classed them all It had style It had flair It had speed and power After all it was a Maserati For 12 years the GT thrilled the luxury sports car market But all good things must come to an end The same is true for the GranTurismo THE TRIDENT Maserati has a famous badge The trident was a weapon of mythology It has three points Maserati has three goals with all its cars They each should provide a great driving experience They use amazing technology And they are packed with luxury Mario Maserati a brother of the founders designed the logo in 1920
PARTS OF A GRANTURISMO Galvanized steel body Golden traveled to the Maserati factory in Modena Italy in 2019 He wanted to say Arrivederci That means goodbye in Italian Maserati was stopping production of the GT The company still planned on making the car However the new GTs would be electric The last GTs to be made were in parts on the workshop floor Those parts would be put
Antenna built into rear window Forged aluminum wheels together by experts Nuts and bolts were lined up Engine parts were in a pile Maserati badges lay next to window glass Tires were stacked in the corners Golden walked around He looked at the Maserati parts He knew the end was near It was the end of an era The GT would be no more
