I agree!! does sound amazing

You're absolutely right!!

Yes off course i get a hemi 392 , and blow the doors of that fish like maserati , soound like a demon o any amg v8 !

@@Tigerloco70 errr no lol. Those sound like shit. In person, the gransport sounds like a beast

@@Tom--Ace no man a hellcat is comparable because of beefed up supercharger whine and hellcat in a manual driving like a ol' boat is dreams come true I can't say which one sounds better I would prefer cl600 amg 2007 for massaging seats lol

@@karmveer240 They just don't. They sound like pushrod American V8 shit. Why do you think American Sports cars are only popular in America?

I think the Gransport side skirts and general styling improvements were very very well done and really transformed in a subtle way the look of the 4200 - having shopped around for both and settled on a Gransport, I think it easily bests the 4200 in styling (particularly the interior and wheels). In fact the interior, steering wheel and carbon fibre use and exterior facelift on the Gransport is the reason I decided on one over the cheaper 4200.

Thank you!! Thanks just so great to hear!!

Thanks Stan!

Thanks Nick! Hopefully they will keep improving!

Thank you!!

Ha!!! Thanks Scott. I have sold it now but hope you enjoy the other videos too!

Thanks for watching chap!

Cheers Ryan!

Yep, tried it in both.. seems you're right there Paul! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Yep, lovely place to be indeed and that engine is epic!! 997 is the better car objectively but they are so different.. depends on what you're looking for really! thanks for watching Roger!

To be honest with you, I picked a Gransport over a Porche because at the end of the day, the interior, engine and styling just made them much nicer places to be than the Porsches I tried. Not to mention, Porsche interiors are cramped and do not age well. But even the Boxsters I tried were clearly superior in terms of flat handling and body roll to the Gransport - and I think this is largely what affects the opinion in this video. I am replacing the standard springs with Formula Dynamics Sport Springs and installing a Formula Dynamics Drive By Wire unit for this reason and I reckon with these changes, the dynamic difference between the Porsche and Gransport will be largely closed. So i'd say it also depends on what improvements you intend to make to the vehicle! If you buy a stock Gransport, be aware that there are some 'must have' improvements without which it is a bit of a compromised 'luxury' cruiser compared to a sports car like the Porsche.

To be honest the Masser in real life is a bit quiet and needs a muffler edit. But once that's done, epic! I would say the sound of the Granturismo was done better than the Gransport, which was overmuffled. Either way, a Porsche certainly sounds worse either way. The thing for me with Porsches is the interior is just SO MUCH WORSE than the Gransport (although not necessarily the Granturismo, which imho went a long way backwards in terms of interior compared to the Gransport). Particularly the fully specced LE Gransports are just an amazing place to sit, with leather all round and beautiful sumptuous interiors.

Hi! Here that was true .. but now 997s have continued to drop whereas the GranSport is worth around £5k more than the equivalent 997...

Only put about 1K miles on it.. clutch replaced not long ago so totally fine.. 33% wear rate at this point! Do like it.. just needs softer suspension and slightly slower steering with more feel!

I can only assume the clutch isn’t set up terribly well and the suspension needs some work on your Gransport. I’ve owned both and a well set up Gransport changes gear much quicker and smoother than a tiptronic 997 and rides and steers much better too. I have a 14k miles Gransport now and it drives unbelieveably well for a 10 year old car - even better to drive than my F430 - but they do need an expert to set them up right.

It actually needs the opposite. It needs stiffer springs! The problem is that the springs on the Gransport are far too soft, and this actually WORSENS its ability to handle terrain - ie, its a 'crashier' suspension experience. This is particularly noticeable going over speed bumps - go slow and it wont touch, go just a little bit faster and the springs can't handle it and the car will scrape. The springs were a terrible choice on the car but visit Formula Dynamics and there are some much needed corrections available.

Neither comes anywhere near a manual nonetheless, imho (having previously owned an Alfa 916 GTV 3.0 V6, and now owning a Gransport). A manual gearbox like the Alfa's, let alone an amazing one like the one I tried on a 1987 Lotus Excel SE (literally like a bolt rifle) or a gated shifter, is just far and away the best shifting experience - albeit at the cost of an unforgiving nature and being easy to burn out in hard driving. The automated single clutch will do perfect shifts and launches day in, day out, with probably less wear than an average driver would put on a comparable manual clutch. That's the cost of analog driving I suppose - better feel, but more room for error.

Yes, there seemed be nothing in it.. I guess that the extra 280kgs the Maser carries around negate the power and 6 speed box advantage it would otherwise have.

Hey, fair comments. This is however just a blog so I don’t always have time to include as much info as I would like! Thanks for watching aniway!

@@Number27 Ok, well it was a very nice video, I was just hoping for a bit of a stronger conclusion as I'm actually considering buying bother of these cars already. But anyway you provided a lot of useful information so I guess I can take it from there, thanks and keep up the good work!

it Does sound amazing...makes up for all sorts of ills!

Samuel de Uña thanks for watching.. and in terms of ‘special’ feel the Maser definitely has the 997 licked!!

When i come to a curved road it´s like driving a Hummer with a reaction turbine, i agree with you in that, but i don´t hink the gearbox is slow. Using it in normal mode yes, its rubbish, the gearbox try to imitate a torque converter and that definitely crashes the clutch, but in sport mode that is less noticeable. The fastests gear changes, according to the owners guide, is fullthrottle and, i dont remember perfectly, above 5000 rpm. In that circumstance is like a shot and really makes the difference. I had a M3 SMGII and that gearbox was, for me, much worse and slow. The Maserati you owned had an aftermarket exhaust?

Gazza912 Quote: “The Maserati weighs 400kg more and only has 25bhp extra”... errrm NO. The Maser weighs 270kg more, has 45hp more and a six speed box as opposed to the Torque converter 5 speed of the Porsche, so it could well be quicker. If you’re going to correct someone at least try and get your facts right, but interesting and well done for trying.

@@Number27 Damn.

Im sorry!!!

Chris Glover yep, one of the last they made!

No it’s not it’s late 2006 early 2007 on a 56 plate.

Thanks for watching!

@@Number27 thank you for this amazing video brother 👍👍

Good idea.. not done an Aston yet!

You probably know nothing about performance indeed! Or reliability. It seems like your opinion isnt based on much of anything

Yep, you can't argue that they sound nice!! but they are flawed cars. At least for me. later ones are better

Mike being an owner of one and having investigated maintenance costs for both I'm not sure that a 911 is any better a proposition out of warranty! They are both 3x or so more expensive than an ordinary car on costs (sometimes more), but I wouldn't say its crazy high. Most sports cars have high running costs. If you think a Porsche will be cheap to maintain, you're in for a rude surprise.. For that, consider more ordinary performance cars.

I'm guessing you don't own one otherwise I doubt you'd ever call it garbage. Perfect? No. But it is still one of the best driving experiences an ordinary person will ever have.