Quattroporte #7
Quattroporte #7
Finally a 6-speed automatic for this beautiful sedan. It can now compete with the best luxury sedans out there from Germany and Japan...
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE
1. MASERATI – excellence through passion
THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE NEW MASERATI is to produce cars capable of conveying unique emotions in every situation, containing excellent content in terms of technology and craftsmanship in quality and finish. The Maserati production facility is a modern and technological workshop located in Modena, where powerful 'works of art' are produced that have won more than 30 awards of international recognition. This has been made possible by the true passion with which every engineer, technician and specialist designs, tests, and refines each individual vehicle as if it were their own.
To learn more about Maserati's accolades visit www.maseratiawards.com
2. TECHNOLOGY – excellence at the driver's command
COMFORT---------------------QUATTROPORTE RANGE----------------------------à SPORTINESS
QUATTROPORTE AUTOMATIC
Main Feature: 6-speed ZF automatic transmission provides maximum comfort in every situation.
Exterior Features:
front grille with horizontal chrome strips
11-spoke 18'' alloy wheel rims
Interior Features:
rear seats with separate electrical controls and seat/seat back adjustment
QUATTROPORTE AUTOMATIC EXECUTIVE GT
Main Feature: 6-speed ZF automatic transmission provides maximum comfort in every situation.
Exterior Features:
Executive GT badge on front pillars
chrome mesh front grille
chrome side grilles
ball-polished 9-spoke 19" alloy wheel rims
Interior Features:
leather steering wheel with wood inserts
Alcantara roof lining
rear seat comfort package
rear passenger climate controls
QUATTROPORTE AUTOMATICA SPORT GT
Main Feature: 6-speed ZF automatic transmission provides maximum comfort in every situation; steering-wheel paddles to emphasize this version's sporty nature.
Exterior Features:
Sport GT badge on front pillars
Sport set-up
7-spoke 20'' alloy wheel rims
cross-drilled disc brakes
black chrome front grille and trident with red accents
Interior Features:
carbon-fiber finish
sport steering wheel
standard steering-wheel paddles (as well as automatic gear change lever)
aluminum pedals
3. QUATTROPORTE AUTOMATIC – comfort above all
REVIVING THE SPIRIT OF THE ITALIAN FLAGSHIP, the car combines the comfort and ease of use of a luxury sedan with the pleasure of a pure 'drivers' car. The interior in Frau Leather, the automatic transmission, the luxury wood, the refined mechanics and the unique design of Maserati make it the winner of 25 'Best Car' awards from international magazines.
MECHANICALS: PERFECT BALANCE
MASERATI V8
The normally aspirated 4244-cm V8, with two overhead camshafts, continuous-phase speed change gear at the aspiration side, four valves per cylinder controlled by hydraulic tappets, favors torque at low engine revolutions (460 Nm at 4250 rpm) yet with all the punch of a Maserati V8 (400 HP at 7000 rpm). The arrangement of the V8 inside the front axle ensures perfect balance of the loads between the front and rear axles (49% / 51%)2), to the full advantage of the on-road behavior.
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HYDRAULIC GEARBOX: Maximum driving ease with the new 6-speed transmission, with sixth gear tuned to reduce fuel consumption and noise. To retain driving pleasure, the gearbox can be operated manually by the stick located on the central tunnel.
WINNING COMBINATION: The state-of-the-art collaboration between Maserati and ZF made it possible to create the new hydraulic transmission that heralds the advance of the V8 into the low/medium range, but does not limit the power, guaranteeing gear changes even up to 7200 rpm. This is how top performance is born: maximum speed of 270 km/h and acceleration of 0-100 km/h in 5.6 sec.
ON BOARD: LUXURY DESIGNED FOR LONG JOURNEYS
The interior confirms the elegant and unique style of Maserati, expressing the craftsman like quality of the finish and the comfort of a flagship car designed for long journeys. The design is born under the sign of a luxurious functionality offering rapid and safe mastery of all the controls to drivers and a refined and technological space to passengers.
The vehicle comes standard with electrically adjustable 14-position front seats, the driver's seat having three memory settings and 'Easy Entry' system. Maximum attention has been given to the rear passengers, thanks to comfortable electrically adjustable seats. The automatic twin-zone air conditioning, with new control software, a new air flow distribution, and standard laminated window panes, assures a high degree of thermal insulation, even when outside temperatures are high.
As with the best Made in Italy and 'tailor-made' tradition, the furnishings are Frau Leather and woods of the finest quality. The customer can appoint the car to his or her own taste, selecting from among nine interior colors and five types of wood: Rosewood, Walnut, Mahogany, Black Piano and Tanganyika, a new material whose characteristic grain emphasizes the harmony and elegance of the interior. The standard features are completed by the sophisticated Bose system developed specially for the Quattroporte.
"EXECUTIVE GT" AND "SPORT GT"
Quattroporte Automatic comes in two other versions: Executive GT and Sport GT.
The Executive GT version enhances the luxury of the materials used and the elegant designs. Recognizable by its chrome front grille, its side grilles and ball-polished 19'' wheel rims, this version pays close attention to the luxury of the interior and to the sophisticated finish.
The Sport GT version has been designed to meet the requirements of clients who wish to enjoy the performance spirit and the sporty nature of the Quattroporte, indulging the typical ease of driving of a luxury flagship car. The Sport GT features a trident with red accents on the front, as used to appear on racing cars in the past, standard sport 'mesh' grill and a carbon fiber interior.
From a technical point of view, a specific and sportier setting of the Skyhook software which manages the suspension gives it a distinct character, thus making full use of the 20'' wheel rims and of the steering-wheel-mounted transmission paddles (standard on Sport GT).
4. QUATTROPORTE DUOSELECT – the first true sports flagship
THE QUATTROPORTE DUOSELECT enhances the sports car spirit of the Maserati flagship, guaranteeing driving excitement in true GT style. Having faster gear shifting times and standard 20'' wheel rims, the 'Sport GT' version emphasizes the sporty nature of the Quattroporte DuoSelect, making it the winner1) of 25 'World's Best Car' awards and the executive sedan with the best handling in the world.
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Standard steering-wheel paddles on the Quattroporte DuoSelect Sport GT
Fixed Calipers at the front
Cross-Drilled Self-Ventilating Disc Brakes at all four wheels
7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
QUATTROPORTE AUTOMATIC
ENGINE
Displacement
4244 cm
Bore
92 mm
Stroke
79.8 mm
Compression ratio
11:1
Max power output
295 kW (400 HP)
Engine speed at max power output
7000 rpm
Peak torque
460 Nm (47 kgm)
Engine speed at peak torque
4250 rpm
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS
Length
5052 mm
Width
1895 mm
Height
1438 mm
Wheelbase
3064 mm
Front track
1582 mm
Rear track
1595 mm
Front overhang
856 mm
Rear overhang
1132 mm
Turning circle
12.3 m
Boot capacity
450 l
Fuel tank capacity
90 l
Dry weight
1880 kg *
Kerb weight
1990 kg *
PERFORMANCE
Top speed
270 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h
5.6 s
Fuel consumption (combined cycle)
14.7 l /100 km
CO2 emissions (combined cycle)
345 g/km
QUATTROPORTE DUO SELECT
SPORT GT VERSION
ENGINE
Displacement
4244 cm
Bore
92 mm
Stroke
79.8 mm
Compression ratio
11:1
Max power output
295 kW (400 HP)
Engine speed at max power output
7000 rpm
Peak torque
451 Nm (46 kgm)
Engine speed at peak torque
4500 rpm
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS
Length
5052 mm
Width
1895 mm
Height
1438 mm
Wheelbase
3064 mm
Front track
1582 mm
Rear track
1595 mm
Front overhang
856 mm
Rear overhang
1132 mm
Turning circle
12.3 m
Boot capacity
450 l
Fuel tank capacity
90 l
Dry weight
1860 kg *
Kerb weight
1970 kg *
PERFORMANCE
Top speed
275 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h
5.2 s
Fuel consumption (combined cycle)
15.8 l /100 km
CO2 emissions (combined cycle)
370 g/km
It's interesting to see that the automatic car's engine has more torque than the manual one. Anyway I thought that the automatic would improve the big Maser, but if the transaxle is gone, what's the point?
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Could be completely wrong, but IIRC 11 Quattroporte IIs were made before the De Tomaso takeover.Originally Posted by Guara0007
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
figures vary from 8-13....the prototype was sold last year at Christies Retromobile Auction. And it is the only FWD Maserati ever made see also post# 41 in this thread....Originally Posted by Ferrer
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And it was based on a streched SM chasis, wasn't it?Originally Posted by henk4
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
Yellow
Looks like funky margerine. Not a fan..
Rockefella says:
pat's sister is hawt
David Fiset says:
so is mine
David Fiset says:
do want
Quattroporte #9
Ouch, that is bad...Originally Posted by Piacki_117
"The best thing about this is that you know that it has to come from a country where drugs is legal"
Top Gear on the Vandenbrink Carver One
Quattroporte #10
Piacki do you ever take photos of cars anywhere other than paris?
that yellow quattroporte is strange, its almost like the colour used on the old classic cars, that gave it a sort of 'upper-class' feel. It works a little bit. Because its boring in black or silver.
Love the yellow one. Would order three of them. Cause I like my bread... and butter
Does anyone else think this car is ugly? (in any colour)
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