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Maserati Shows Off Its Least Imaginatively Named Car
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: November 6th, 2012
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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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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.
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.