Maserati Shows Off Its Least Imaginatively Named Car

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Quattroporte literally means “four door” in Italian. A rather uninspiring name for an exotic car like this Maserati. The new QP will be unveiled in January at the North American International Auto Show. No technical specs were revealed but bet on this; 8 cylinders and two pedals.




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  • DC Bruce DC Bruce on Nov 07, 2012

    A friend of mine has one of the first generation models, with the interior specified to his order. The interior is lovely; the sound of the engine is lovely. But the SMG gearbox is jerky (I think they replaced it with a regular torque converter automatic in more recent years). And for someone who is over 6 feet tall but not overweight, the car is pretty snug inside, even in the front seat (haven't sat in the rear). I have to agree that the front of this one looks sort of Buickish.

  • Cirats Cirats on Nov 07, 2012

    I don't understand all the hate on the exterior of this car. I see a current QP around town from time to time and have always thought it was a great desing for a 4-door sedan, but that the front clip needed to be made to look more like the 2-door and the taillights looked all sorts of wrong. Here they've made the front and back look way way better, also refreshed the sides with some nice curves, and generally brought the whole thing a few steps forward. If there is any comparison with other brands, I think it's because other brands are moving toward this more swoopy look for 4-door sedans, not because Maserati is copying others. Yes, the new taillights look rather like some recent Infinitis, but how many different ways can you put red lights on the back corners of a car? I generally don't like the more ostentatious cars out there - Ferraris, Lambos, etc. might be fun to look at but I'd feel like an idiot owning one - but this is one I could actually see myself in if I ever had the money (which I won't). Same with the 2-door.

    • Noxioux Noxioux on Nov 07, 2012

      She might be the sexiest girl in the room. She might be the hottest thing since sliced bread. But no one can tell, because she came to the party dressed like everyone else. A Maserati should have style. It SHOULD be a little ostentatious. A person should never walk up to one and say, "What's that?" But hey, it's not all bad. Let's thank the good lord that Maserati survived it's "K" car days. You want to talk UGLY. . . And there's nothing wrong at all with the sound of a snarling Ferrari/Maserati V-8. You could put that noise in a green cardboard wheelbarrow and it would still stir the bones. In fact, whenever I'm having a bad day, I'll queue up the Top Gear Alfa Romeo 8C clip and turn up the sound. Never fails to warm the soul.

  • AZFelix Hilux technical, preferably with a swivel mount.
  • ToolGuy This is the kind of thing you get when you give people faster internet.
  • ToolGuy North America is already the greatest country on the planet, and I have learned to be careful about what I wish for in terms of making changes. I mean, if Greenland wants to buy JDM vehicles, isn't that for the Danes to decide?
  • ToolGuy Once again my home did not catch on fire and my fire extinguisher(s) stayed in the closet, unused. I guess I threw my money away on fire extinguishers.(And by fire extinguishers I mean nuclear missiles.)
  • Carson D The UAW has succeeded in organizing a US VW plant before. There's a reason they don't teach history in the schools any longer. People wouldn't make the same mistakes.
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