Maserati has revealed its refreshed Quattroporte S sedan.The 4.3-liter V8 making love to your ears from the engine bay remains for "standard" Quattroportes. The S gets a newer 4.7-liter V8, shared with the GranTurismo S. Horsepower is up from 400 to 430, a necessary but not overwhelming bump for this class of machine (cough 518hp S63 cough). The Italian's standard transmission becomes the ZF six speed automatic– now that Maserati has finally realized most buyers were not interested in the F1-style clunkbox transmission. The exterior is also slightly refreshed, and as far as I'm concerned, it's as though Monica Belluci just put on a new dress. TTAC will be driving the Quattroporte, so keep the peepers open in the next few weeks for a review.
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I think I like the old one more. The taillights looks like a 2000 Daewoo Nubira!! Still sexy, though.
The mystery of these cars is always how they manage to look so bad in the press shots and so dead sexy in person. I agree, those taillights say “Korean econobox” to me, but I know as soon as I see one I’ll start salivating.
I see one of these occasionally where I live in downtown Portland, OR of all places. It doesn’t really fit the crunchy, lets-bike-everywhere, green image of this city, but who cares. Its sex on wheels.
sorry but it looks like a lucerne (with nice wheels) to me.
Man, I have to chew a stick of gum everytime I see one of these riding by. Sex on wheels it is!
foobar : It’s funny because I feel the exact opposite way about the Quattroporte (and all Maseratis in the past 10 years). It looks great in pics, but unremarkable in person
it’s as though Monica Belluci just put on a new dress.
Justin, thanks for sharing my fantasies (both the car and the actress).
Seeing a Gran Turismo in person is the only reason to go to the NY Car Show. IMO. :D
Though I have seen a few Quattroports & one GranTurismo in Manayunk, PA. Can’t miss that engine sound, just sweet.
Wow, did someone complain about the original headline? Did the tissues comment just go a little too far??? Well this is the country that forced Joycelyn Elders out. I wont say anymore, someone is clearly paying too close attention….
marc:
Wow, did someone complain about the original headline? Did the tissues comment just go a little too far???
FYI: it was me what killed it, entirely unbidden. [Check out the start of today’s podcast.] I thought Justin’s enthusiasm for this car was a bit too… ew.