The majestic new Pininfarina-designed Maserati Quattroporte is a curvaceous yet aggressive-looking, big, five-metre long saloon that hails the rebirth of the “Italian flagship car”.

The Quattroporte is the ultimate embodiment of qualities for which Italy is renowned throughout the world: an appreciation of beauty and good living, elegance, sophisticated engineering, genuinely sporty temperament and alluring exclusivity.

A host of other features also turn this new Maserati into a truly exclusive car: a highly sophisticated, light, compact yet thrillingly responsive 4.2-litre 90° V8 that punches out 400bhp; the Skyhook automatic damping system; the renowned MSP (Maserati Stability Program); electronically controlled power steering; and a powerful braking system.

The purity of the technical solutions adopted for the Quattroporte, the lack of any fussy details or complications, the sensuality of a line created by the world’s most celebrated stylist, and a sophisticated bespoke leather and wood interior personalised to suit each individual owner, all combine to make the new Quattroporte absolutely irresistible.



Specification

Body
Four door 5-seater saloon, longitudinal front engine and rear wheel drive. Cx0.35.
Length: 5052 mm (198.90 in)
Width: 1895 mm (74.61 in)
Height: 1438 mm (56.61 in)
Wheelbase: 3064 mm (120.63 in)
Front track: 1587 mm (62.48 in)
Rear track: 1560 mm (614.17 in)
Dry weight: 1860 kg (4099 lb)
Kerb weight: 1930 kg (4253 lb)

Ignition
Integrated Bosch Motronic ME7 ignition-injection system.

Transmission
Transaxle architecture with longitudinal Maserati gearbox rigidly connected to the engine. Segmented self-locking differential. Maserati DuoSelect mechanical gearbox with electronically controlled electro-hydraulic operation. Dry twin-plate clutch, diameter 215 mm (8.46 in) with hydraulic control. Bosch ASR traction control.

Chassis
Steel bearing body construction with aluminium bonnets at front and rear.

Front suspension
Independent front and rear suspension with double wishbone geometry and antidive-antisquat features. Skyhook system with aluminium gas dampers and continuously variable damping setting. MSP Stability Control Programme.

Brakes
Brembo braking system with four cross drilled ventilating disks; front 330 x 32 mm, rear 316 x 28 mm. (12.99 x 1.26 in; 12.44 x 1.10 in). Fixed four piston callipers with differentiated diameter at the front, two piston callipers at the rear. Bosch VDC 5.7 ABS anti-lock braking system. Electronically controlled braking corrector (EBD).

Wheels
Standard 11-spoke light alloy wheel rims, front 8.5J x 18, rear 10.5J x 18. Optional 9-spoke wheel rims, front 8.5J x 19, rear 10.5J x 19.

Engine
Top Speed: 275 km/h (171 mph)
Fuel tank: 90 litres
0-60 mph: 5.2s
8 cylinders in 90° V, crankcase and cylinder heads in hardened aluminium silicon alloy. Crankshaft in forged, refined steel, balanced individually on 5 main bearings.
Total displacement: 4244 cc
Maximum power: 294 kW (400 CV) at 7000 rpm
Maximum torque: 451 Nm (46 kgm) at 4500 rpm
Timing gear: Four overhead cams per bank, and four valves per cylinder. Continuous valve timing control chain on aspirated camshafts.