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Fortune's Sue Callaway reviews the 2008 Maserati GranTurismo - a bigger and more powerful version of its predecessor¹.

It's a beautiful Saturday. You've got your Starbucks and a little time to kill. What to do next? I suggest heading to your nearest Maserati dealership² where the 2008 GranTurismo is finally available for a test drive.

It's was this car's predecessor that Maserati used to return to the US market nearly a decade ago. But that sports-car was a little too small and a little too under-powered to handle the likes of its competition --the 911-Turbo.This time Maserati has gotten it right. Ironically, by making it bigger, heavier, longer, wider, taller, as our cameraman said, that's the battiest thing I have ever seen.

Maserati hasn't lost the heritage though, they have kept the concave grill³ and touches like the three portholes, which actually were worn on the very first Maserati ever to hit the road. Maserati has accomplished⁴ the largening of this car by using the Quattroporte sedan platform which means that you actually get seating for four real adult passengers and a very generous trunk. Maserati claims two golf bags fit in, but you can also order hand fit Ferragamo luggage if you prefer. I wonder what Aston Martin has to say about those tail lights that look suspiciously familiar.

The Gran Turismo has a 4.2 liter V8 engine built at the Ferrari factory in Italy, the powerplant has 405 horsepower. But enough of that, let's just go for a drive.

1 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

2 dealership   

n.商品特许经销处

参考例句：

• The car dealership has a large inventory of used cars. 这家汽车经销商拥有数量庞大的二手车。
• A key to this effort is the experience in the dealership. 达到这个成果的关键是销售的体验。

3 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。

4 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。