Back to basics – Maserati Quattroporte (1998): under the tide?

We try to avoid the chaos of the Paris region. A Four doors, can be enjoyed at high speeds, preferably with room up front to test the incredible speed of its twin-turbo V8. Did I expect such enthusiasm?
Not at all. He, who has spent half an hour cruising comfortably in the traffic of the A4, quiet clutch and cooperative gear lever in support, gives me a good beating.
Already available at moderate speeds thanks to its first turbo, the Italian takes off like a roof as soon as the second turbine is activated. He punches hard into his bronchi, with a good kick to the back.
Let the ayatollahs of the sky not throw any stones at me: yes, the increase in speed is unstoppable, and no, the sounds are not worthy of the 4.7 volume boom of the next generation. But the acceleration is amazing and the recovery is not handled.

Luxury car, racing engine

This grand tourer sedan has already fulfilled all its promises, including the mechanical character. His heart has been returned from the fierce Shamal. Along the way, the crankshaft is replaced and takes a cross structure.
More inertia, less radical, but with more balance and lower character, and therefore more in line with the position of the Quattroporte. Its small turbos benefit from the action of the converter to cool the air sent and thus increase their supply.
Armed in this way, the Quattroporte seems to have matured, without denying its origins or the expression of the original concept: a luxury car with a racing engine. But the Quattroporte lineage hasn’t…Read more at Sport Auto