2009 Maserati Granturismo S MC Shift

This Maserati Granturismo S has a Ferrari-derived 4.7 litre V8 engine, mated to the desirable Maserati Corse MC automated manual paddle shift gearbox. 

The car rides on a set of 20-inch ‘Neptune’ alloy wheels. 

The front tyres, which have plenty of life in them, are Continental SportContact 6 285/35.

The rear tyres - Pirelli P-Zero 245/35 - have been recently replaced

Equipment includes heated and electrically adjustable front seats with memory function, a premium Bose sound system, a central infotainment system with SatNav, dual-zone climate control with air conditioning, and front and rear parking sensors.

Originally supplied to its first owner by Dick Lovett in Swindon March 2009, the car has covered fewer than 4,500 miles per year since then.

Its excellent condition is, perhaps, a reflection of the fact that each of its owners has regarded it as their pride and joy, avoiding any corner-cutting or compromises in relation to the car’s care and curation. 

New rear springs have been fitted and the discs and brakes have been changed. A new gear-oil reservoir was fitted in May ’24 and, in ’22, a new gear selector potentiometer was fitted.

In ’19, the car had a new A/C pump and new clutch bearings as part of £4,550 of work through Sports Italia of Chichester.

In ’18, the gear actuator was replaced as part of £3,794 of work through Autoshield Maserati.

The current mileage is only 67,269 miles, and the car is properly screwed together and feels solid. 

Its excellent overall condition is impressive for its mileage, never mind its age.

If, when you engage Sport mode and decide to flex your right foot, you hear any rattles, groans, sighs, twangs, whistles, clunks or creaks when driving, they’ll be coming from the car’s whimpering passengers, not the car. 

Rest assured, people who see it coming will be filled with powerful waves of envy and covetousness. 

And people who hear it at the last minute will dive headlong into the nearest hedge while making the sign of the cross. 

When asked to press on a bit the mighty V8 rewards you with a noise that sounds like Brian Blessed having a shouting match with Tom Waits across a canyon. 

It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

It’s a fabulous engine note, and one you’ll never tire of hearing. 

All in all, this is a very handsome, fast, capable, low-mileage, pedigree GT car and it’s in very fine fettle. 

The bodywork is in irreproachable condition, and all panel gaps and shut-lines are crisp, consistent and even.

The wheels are excellent, save for a few thin spidery cracks to the lacquer here and there.

The lights, lenses, badging, trim and other exterior fixtures and fittings have held up with commendable stoicism.

The factory option ‘Blu Nettuno’ paintwork really pops and sings in the sunlight and has plenty of shine and lustre. 

There’s really nothing to criticise but, if we were being very picky, we might mention a couple of small scuffs and scratches on the rear bumper.

Even entirely standard stone chips are more noticeable by their absence than their presence. 

The good news continues pretty much unabated on the inside.

The extended leather trim with navy blue stitching gives the interior an ambience of understated class, as do the chrome and dark silver touches and the aluminium pedals. 

The upholstery has yet to earn more than one of two light creases on the driver’s back-rest bolster, let alone any kind of ingrained patina or other indicators of use or abuse.

The door cards are fine, aside from a couple of ‘bruises’ to the padding above the speaker on the driver’s side.

The carpets and mats are following the same script in terms of condition, as is the headlining.

There is a small nick to the trim on the driver’s side of the centre armrest cup holders, some light scratches around the dashboard clock, and some trim is hanging down into the passenger footwell.

Some of the lettering and signage on the dashboard and centre console buttons has worn away.

In common with many Maranello products of this vintage, there are some sticky buttons and plastic surfaces here and there.

This is a well-known and well-documented phenomenon and one for which there are countless effective remedies.

We didn’t press every button, flick every switch or twiddle every knob (sticky or otherwise), but those we did press, flick and twiddle responded in a timely, faithful and predictable fashion.

The boot is in very good order, too. 

The engine bay is clean, shiny, dry and tidy.

The undersides look to have plenty of structural integrity.

This car comes with lots of comprehensive history, plenty of it from main dealers and the rest mainly through Maserati specialists.

There is a complete service history and 10 service stamps in the book. 

• March 2011 - Maranello Sales - 10,530 miles
• August 2013 - Graypaul - 16,847 miles 
• April 2014 - Graypaul - 29,520 miles 
• February 2015 - Simon Furlonger - 31,390 miles 
• March 2017 – Giallo - 35,050 miles 
• November 2018 - Autoshield 42,882 miles
• December 2019 - Sports Italia - 50,643 miles 
• October 2021- Bell Sport & Classic - 55,585 miles 
• September 2023 - Autolink Garage - 61,703 miles 
• April 2024 - Berwick Service Station - 66,828 miles

There are copious bills and invoices covering recent servicing and maintenance work carried out while the car has been in the care and curation of the current vendor.

It comes with a service book, the original owner’s manuals, and a Maserati tool kit. 

It also comes with a V5C, full sets of keys, a clear HPI report, and it has an MoT that’s valid until 7.5.25.

We like these cars - aesthetically, dynamically and, most of all, aurally.

Very few cars sound better and are quite as grin-inducing when you decide to get a bit sporty.

This one, bar a couple of very minor issues, is in extremely good overall condition.

The service book is bristling with stamps.

It goes, stops and sounds wonderful.

It’s a joy to behold.

What’s not to like?

We are happy to offer this car for auction with an estimate in the range of £17,000 - £22,000.

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