Quattroporte means 4-door. Yes, this is a full-blooded
Maserati with huge engine, Italian design by Pininfarina, great performance,
highest luxury with plush materials and the prestige that this brand name
inevitably brings, but with the practicality of a large four-door luxury sedan.
Not many people own a Maserati, but the ones that do are absolutely in love
with them. That’s why Quattroporte was a big challenge for the brand since it
represented a shift from the standard course they followed. So, have they done
it? Read on to and give us your thoughts.
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The way it used to be
There
is something special about sitting in a cockpit of a real sport car. Those cars
are usually small and cramped up, leaving just enough room for the driver to
operate everything with ease and that’s it. There’s usually no room to take off
your jacket while in your car. This is difficult in any car, but sports cars
make it damn impossible. And the other passengers? Who cares about them. The front
passenger usually gets the same level of luxury and space the driver has, but
this is mostly due to the practicality of symmetry. If the laws of physics
worked differently, the front passenger would get the “space” rear passengers
get. No leg-room, no head-room, hard seats-if any and utter lack of comfort.
That’s because they are irrelevant. The main guy is behind the wheel and he is
having fun. So, all the others in a sports car are just an unnecessary burden.
Modern times
This is
the way things used to be for a long time. But then the market presented new
challenges even for the most iconic of the brands and they needed to comply.
While still offering their standard sporting beasts, they needed to create some
different models that were to give enough room and practicality for a well off
sports car lover to drive his kids to school or even enjoy his adored vehicle
on a trip to his mountain house. The challenge was huge. Porsche has done a great job
with Panamera and this machine proudly continues the tradition even setting
some new standards, Ferrari is doing the same, so it is no wonder that
Maserati started following the same path. This is the product.
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