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      09-27-2022, 08:29 AM   #1
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Thumbs up Maserati GranTourismo Folgore:

Can't even deny it. This looks fantastic and the stats speak for themselves. Now throw in the sexy Italian exterior and sumptuous interior craftsmanship and you have pure EV win.

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Reasons to buy a Maserati:

1) Sound of Ferrari sourced V8
2) Looks like sex
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Reasons to buy a Maserati:

1) Sound of Ferrari sourced V8
2) Looks like sex
3) No other reason
4) Because you can't lease one
At least that's what they told us last time we went to check one out.
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Best looking EV I've seen other than Taycan. Sucks that their resale value is going to be awful.
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There will be an ICE version as well.

Maserati produces the most macho looking cars. I admit, if I didn't care so much about handling, I'd put up with the objective pitfalls to own a Maserati.
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i rented a gran turismo mc once. the sound and v8 are the highlight, everything else about the car was pretty bad.
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Why does Maserati still exist tho? Everything has been half-baked for a long time.
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Why does Maserati still exist tho? Everything has been half-baked for a long time.
The new Grecale Trofeo is pretty damn nice. I was impressed.
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The new Grecale Trofeo is pretty damn nice. I was impressed.
Agreed.
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Why does Maserati still exist tho? Everything has been half-baked for a long time.
because people want to say they drive a 'maserati'.

porsche figured it out first with the macan and cayenne. people can tell their friends they have a 'porsche' without the sports car drawbacks and sacrifices.
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because people want to say they drive a 'maserati'.

porsche figured it out first with the macan and cayenne. people can tell their friends they have a 'porsche' without the sports car drawbacks and sacrifices.
Maybe lol, but they want an SUV or CUV. Not a coupe or even sedan.
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Maybe lol, but they want an SUV or CUV. Not a coupe or even sedan.
It is an 'image' and 'the need to feel superior'
Saying you drive a Porsche makes you appear superior and wealthier than someone who says they drive a Honda

My co-workers (not car people really) all think my wife's 6-year-old-when-i-brought-it X5 is nice even though I paid the same as a brand new, better equipped base model CRV.
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Hey, its the dude from The Irishman.
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It is an 'image' and 'the need to feel superior'
Saying you drive a Porsche makes you appear superior and wealthier than someone who says they drive a Honda

My co-workers (not car people really) all think my wife's 6-year-old-when-i-brought-it X5 is nice even though I paid the same as a brand new, better equipped base model CRV.
No, I get that, but Humdizzle brought up the Cayenne and Macan which are SUV/CUVs. People first and foremost want a SUV or CUV, so producing more GTs or sedans isn't that helpful. I'm not sure I've ever seen a Levante on the road. It just feels like a brand teetering on the edge of irrelevance.
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