350 horsepower, 500 Nm of torque, 5.5 seconds to break the hundred, 35 meters brake stop, this is the Ghibli 3.0T GranSport has the strong performance, but more charming is its original Italian luxury C-Class has its unique charm, niche brand and increasingly rare V6 sound, are its 800,000 worth of the bottom of the bottom line.
Driving experience
Now this year advocates zero emissions, the city double limit green card can be exempted, two or three hundred thousand cars began to use three-cylinder machines, so that 2.0L have become a large displacement. The Ghibli 3.0T has 6 cylinders, 3 liters of displacement, 2 turbos and 8 gears, and is also a rear-drive. Well... It doesn't look very eco-friendly, but it's really tempting.
Accelerate testing
Acceleration test we in accordance with the usual use of ejection starting method to carry out, Ghibli in situ maximum speed can reach 3000 rpm, under the action of strong torque, at this time the rear wheel has begun to appear in situ scratching tires, quickly release the brake start, the drive wheel will continue to slide, this starting method is cool to open, but in fact, not only hurt the gearbox, slippage is too serious but lost a certain amount of time.
From the test chart, you can see that the acceleration at the moment of starting is up to 0.8g, which is quite explosive. After two gear changes, when the speed reached 90km/h, there was still 0.4g, and the power reserve was sufficient. There will be a short power interruption when the 8AT gearbox is shifted, so the curvature of the entire acceleration curve produces a certain range of fluctuations, but the impact is not strong during the re-engagement process after the shift, and the subjective body feeling is still quite smooth.
Brake test
From the test chart, it can be seen that during the entire braking process, its acceleration can be maintained at a level of -1.2g, which can be said to be quite powerful, but in the later section due to the intervention of ABS, the braking force has fluctuated to a certain extent.
Winding test
Noise test
For other large luxury cars at the same price, the noise value at idle speed is basically about 30 to 35 decibels, which is as quiet as the deep space of the universe. But this is not a place worth learning for a Maserati, people who choose this brand will not be noisy, on the contrary, the intimidating exhaust sound is the reason why they like this brand, the more moving the more excited they are.
In the era of electrification, how to play Maserati's cards?
At a deeper level, the electrification of luxury sports brands is not easy, and it is difficult enough to pursue endurance and charging efficiency, but it is only a pass to do these. How to pass on the ultimate driving control experience accumulated over the past century from traditional fuel vehicles to electric vehicles under the premise of completely different power forms and body structures is the biggest problem faced by many sports car brands.
According to the new Gran Turismo real car spy photos and new car plans officially exposed by Maserati, Maserati's first pure electric vehicle may be the next generation of Gran Turismo, and it seems to be wrapped up in the trend of the times. Hopefully, it'll play something new, rather than a silly sports car that's electrified for the sake of electrification.
Even if the pace of electrification is slow, Maserati will eventually be fully electrified, and the next generation of Ghibli may be a quiet and comfortable luxury car, and it is really nostalgic to recall this V6 gasoline car that roared when it went down the accelerator. (Photo/Text/Photo: Chen Ye of Pacific Auto Network)