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Maserati Quattroporte Reviews
In-depth Professional Review
Intro - Walkaround - Interior Features
Driving Impressions - Final Word
Maserati Quattroporte Review Summary
"Despite weighing about 4,400 pounds, the Maserati Quattroporte manages to feel like a car half its size with well-weighted steering, limited body roll and a captivating eagerness to change direction."
"Steering is sharp and communicative, and the Quattroporte's unique-in-its-class front mid-mounted engine, its weight set entirely aft of the front axles, gives the car outstanding balance."
"The overall shape is handsome and well proportioned, as expensive Italian cars almost invariably are. Though conservative and subtle in style, the Quattroporte is somehow more visually alluring and less bland than its competitors."
What reviewers liked least about the Maserati Quattroporte:
"The Maserati Quattroporte, Sport GT and Executive GT arrive with hefty price tags, though, and they don't offer the same straight-line punch as some of their full-size European or Japanese luxury sedan competitors."
"The trouble with the QP is that, while the company scrambled to correct its out-of-the-gate mistake with the DuoSelect, the rest of the car was locked in development amber. The nav system, for instance, is CD-based, not DVD-based, and it feels really primitive compared with the class of the field. QP drivers will forgo the pleasures of iPod and Bluetooth. There is no smart-key available, no power trunk closure, no road-following headlamps."
Maserati Quattroporte Comparisons:
"Big and inexpressibly masculine, broad and low, with a rising rhythm from nose to tail and perfect isometric tension, the QP has a self-possession and - lan that makes its six-figure, four-door competitors - Mercedes-Benz AMG S-class, Audi S8, BMW 760Li - look like prison dentistry."
Best one-liners about the Maserati Quattroporte:
"...the Maserati Quattroporte is more than a deceptively sexy name; it's a beautiful, performance-oriented Italian luxury car endowed with ample power, sharp handling and two impressive transmissions that make it the closest thing yet to a Ferrari sedan."
"In stark contrast to bulky and pragmatic German luxury cars laden with electronics, this soulful Maserati is fashioned for those who actually enjoy driving and delight in controlling a car rather than letting electrons do most of the work."
"To drive one is to know the feeling of Roman senators plotting against you."
You should be aware that when reviewing 2008 Maserati Quattroporte reviews, what is said regarding a vehicle can typically be applied to the entire generation. A generation is made up of similar vehicles from one year to the next. When a vehicle undergoes a redesign, it is considered a new generation.
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