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We love to pit one high-end Italian car against another in this series; we've had Ferrari 250 versus Lamborghini Diablo, Espada versus Espada, Ferrari Mondial versus Maserati Coupe, among others. Up until now, however, a Lamborghini has never vied with a Maserati for a place in your Garage Of Eternal Suffering. We've managed to find a couple of quite affordable classics from those two manufacturers, so it's time to triple the size of your tool collection and buy some asbestos coveralls!
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PCH, Dante Alighieri Thinks You Deserve It Edition: Lamborghini Jarama Or Maserati Quattroporte?
We love to pit one high-end Italian car against another in this series; we've had Ferrari 250 versus Lamborghini Diablo, Espada versus Espada, Ferrari Mondial versus Maserati Coupe, among others. Up until now, however, a Lamborghini has never vied with a Maserati for a place in your Garage Of Eternal Suffering. We've managed to find a couple of quite affordable classics from those two manufacturers, so it's time to triple the size of your tool collection and buy some asbestos coveralls!More »
2009 maserati quattroporte
If you love the Maserati Quattroporte, these photos of the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte S should warm your heart. If you don't love the QP, we're sure with enough therapy you can turn things around. The Quattroporte S model gets a version the 4.7-Liter V8 out of the Gran Turismo S, detuned slightly to produce 425 HP. Obvious exterior changes include a slatted grille, revised front and rear lights and new mirrors. Because this car isn't for the mass affluent, the QP has been given two new shades of leather: Marrone Corniola and Sabbia. Press release below the jump; longing and credit checks sure to follow.
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2009 Maserati Quattroporte and Quattroporte S Revealed
If you love the Maserati Quattroporte, these photos of the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte S should warm your heart. If you don't love the QP, we're sure with enough therapy you can turn things around. The Quattroporte S model gets a version the 4.7-Liter V8 out of the Gran Turismo S, detuned slightly to produce 425 HP. Obvious exterior changes include a slatted grille, revised front and rear lights and new mirrors. Because this car isn't for the mass affluent, the QP has been given two new shades of leather: Marrone Corniola and Sabbia. Press release below the jump; longing and credit checks sure to follow. More »
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2010 Maserati Quattroporte Spied In Italy, Testing California Motor?
With forthcoming competition in the form of the Porsche Panamera and the Aston Martin Rapide, Maserati has apparently decided it's time for the Quattroporte to get its game face on. Behind the saggy cladding on this tester is said to be a new face with a grille similar to that found on the Gran Turismo coupe. But this won't be just a shot of botox for vanity's sake. The enhanced mouth will likely feed a new direct-injection engine. More »
3:20 PM on Mon May 19 2008
By Mark Arnold
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Latest by n/a: This is my favorite sedan. Stunningly beautiful, but purposeful and strong like a pre-Bangle 740i. I know designs have to progress, but I hope the changes are progess. I got tired of Euopean car mags griping that American market more »
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Being shown off at the same Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este where the BMW M1 Homage was recently unveiled, is this tasty Maserati Quattroporte wagon-ization. Though perhaps with the addition of the hatchback, we should call it a Cinqueporte. But you can call it whatever you want, we just love the way it looks. Designed and constructed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, the Bellagio has a swooping fastback rear end that's tapered oh so delicately as opposed to a traditionally squared-off wagons.
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Maserati Bellagio, A Coachbuilt Quattroporte Wagon
Being shown off at the same Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este where the BMW M1 Homage was recently unveiled, is this tasty Maserati Quattroporte wagon-ization. Though perhaps with the addition of the hatchback, we should call it a Cinqueporte. But you can call it whatever you want, we just love the way it looks. Designed and constructed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, the Bellagio has a swooping fastback rear end that's tapered oh so delicately as opposed to a traditionally squared-off wagons.More »
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Maserati Cinqueporte Proves That Five Doors Are Better Than Four
We love the unique design of the Maserati Quattroporte but have always felt something was missing. Clearly, what was missing was a fifth door. It may not be Maximum Wagon Day, but it's hard not to appreciate how wonderfully unnecessary this vehicle is. And how do you know that it's wonderfully unnecessary? The order for this one-off vehicle was placed from a mysterious customer in the Middle East. As there will be only one of these, it makes you that much more elite than the 100 commoners that bought the Collezione Cento. Collezione Uno!More »
Detroit Auto Show: What's that? Corinthian Leather? Has Chrysler brought back the Maserati TC? Or something else? The touchscreen boss, the touchscreen!
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We previewed Maserati's limited-edition Collezione Cento yesterday, but here it is in person. We now know that the 100 units all feature 10-inch touch screen monitors in the back of each front seat. Rear seat passengers can use them in conjunction with the keyboard housed in the center armrest to browse the Internet or watch movies. That rear armrest also contains an iPod dock, USB port and auxiliary line-in, in addition to Bluetooth connectivity and a USB port for other peripherals.
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Detroit Auto Show: Maserati Reveals Collezione Cento, Complete with Touchscreen Internet
We previewed Maserati's limited-edition Collezione Cento yesterday, but here it is in person. We now know that the 100 units all feature 10-inch touch screen monitors in the back of each front seat. Rear seat passengers can use them in conjunction with the keyboard housed in the center armrest to browse the Internet or watch movies. That rear armrest also contains an iPod dock, USB port and auxiliary line-in, in addition to Bluetooth connectivity and a USB port for other peripherals. More »
10:11 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Wes Siler
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Latest by arco: I still think that this is the most beautiful 4 door car ever built :) more »
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Detroit Auto Show: Maserati releases even more exclusive Quattroporte, the Collezione Cento
At first glance, we were tempted to write this limited edition off as an attempt to flog unwanted cars. But looking at the interior pictures in detail, it looks like the Quattroporte Collezione Cento might actually be something special. The 100 units built will feature a standard multimedia system which can show pictures in addition to the more obvious movie playing, music listening capabilities. What's really special is the interior, which is decked out in buttoned two-tone leather with wood trim.
6:12 PM on Sun Jan 13 2008
By Wes Siler
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Latest by n/a: If I could afford one of these I wouldn't be buying it to be driven in it, so I have no need for a media centre in the rear seat. I'd be buying it to drive it. I therefore have more »
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After listening to the Jack Astro & the Asscrackistanis hit single, we approach the results of yesterday's Mix-n-Match Engine Swap Hell poll with a new understanding. The Ferarri-powered Porsche 912 didn't win because the swap process itself might be slightly less hellish than, say, the Series 60 Morris. No, it won because the spirit behind the swap is most in line with our purist-offending sensibilities! Yes, that's it!
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Project Car Hell, Fourth Circle: Quattro or Quattroporte?
After listening to the Jack Astro & the Asscrackistanis hit single, we approach the results of yesterday's Mix-n-Match Engine Swap Hell poll with a new understanding. The Ferarri-powered Porsche 912 didn't win because the swap process itself might be slightly less hellish than, say, the Series 60 Morris. No, it won because the spirit behind the swap is most in line with our purist-offending sensibilities! Yes, that's it!
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What Would You Stick A Maserati V8 Into?
Back in March, we had a whole bunch of fun asking y'all what you would do with a cast off Enzo mill. And you know our motto, "The Fun Never Stops!" Goofing around on eBay we came across this baby. Yeah kids, you're looking at a 4.9-liter Quad-Weber V8 that's been ripped out of a Series III Maserati Quattroporte. The same car that someone turned into a limo for Richard Dawson in The Running Man. According to the seller, the motor is in tip top shape (i.e. doesn't emit blue/black smoke) and only has 45,000 miles on it. The 4.9-liter jobs were good for 280 horsepower. But who knows, for this motor could have come from an ultra-lux Royale, where it was good for 295 horses. Us? We'd go slightly conservative and put it back into a Quattroporte III, as we love that car. Hopefully the brown and orange example we neglected to purchase back in 2002 for $4,995. You?
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Maserati Quattoporte Sport GT S
Maserati's revealed its plans for the Frankfurt show, which include a juiced-up version of the Quattroporte sedan. Like the 2006 Quattroporte GT, the GT S gets some mild tuning and cosmetics upgrades. Unlike the GT, the GT S will come only in Maserati's new six-speed automatic sourced from ZF (Cambiocorsa, we hardly knew thee) The S model is also slightly lower — 10 mm in the front and 25 mm in the rear — and gets a new round of multimetal Brembos for stoppage. Note the triple-black scheme over 20-inch wheels and Pirellis. If we were an Italian Viscount with a taste for O-negative, we'd already have one.
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Maserati Recalls Australian Quattroportes
If you're hooning it down a long straight in the outback, suddenly come to a corner at speed and realize that your traction control has quit the team, you might well be driving a Quattroporte! Apparently, a software glitch in the cars disables the system when the battery gets below a certain level. Maser's got a fix for it, and all you have to do is return your pricey Italian sports sedan to your nearest authorized Maserati store. In the meantime, steer clear from full-throttle kangaroo-evasion maneuvers. [News.com.au]
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Quattroporte: Out!
The masses have spoken. Looks like one of the very few cars in the Fantasy Garage I've actually ever driven will be joining the Volkswagen Phaeton W12 in Loserville. The message is loud, the message is clear: No 4-doors in the Fantasy Garage. Unless it's a big Italian truck. Do I regret hearing the voice of the people? Not so much this time, but the loss of the Phaeton still smarts. Long term, maybe this action will have a butterfly flapping its winds in Toldeo and wiping out Tokyo effect: the resale value of the Quattroporte will tank, and I'll be able to pick one up on the cheap. That's the spirit...
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Maserati Novitec Quattroporte
Some say the Italian-car tweakers at Novitec are masters of overkill. Eyeballing a typical Novitec job, they'll remark, "If Ferrari wanted the F430 to have twin superchargers they'd have have had God install them when he came to visit the Pope." But Novitec is undaunted by such purism. Nonetheless, their latest is a tasteful semi-mod of the Maserati Quattroporte. No breathing apparatus has been bolted on, just an ECU hack that raises the rev-limiter ceiling to 7,800 rpm, which — through the miracle of chaos theory — affects a power boost from 400 hp at 7,000 rpm to 413 hp at 7,100 rpm. Torque is effectively raised to 345 lb-ft at 4,650 rpm, from 332 lb-ft at 4,500 rpm stock. An application of twin adjustable shock absorbers — in stainless steel, natch — comprises the extent of handling tweakage. At the ground, stainless-steel exhaust tips and 20-inch multispoke rims under 245/35 Pirelli P-Zero rubber at the front and 285/30 make up the entirety of added cosmetics. Notwithstanding a lack of performance figures, the net effect is something between country club in Westport and hip-hop club on the far west side. We approve. More »
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