2015 Maserati Quattroporte GTS - Car and Driver (blog)
In Italian, “Quattroporte” means “four doors,” but you don’t need to speak the language to know that the curvy sheetmetal and wailing engines promise a sedan with dramatic flair. There are three models: the S has a 404-hp 3. 0-liter V-6 and rear-wheel drive. the S Q4 adds all-wheel drive. the GTS has a 523-hp 3. 8-liter V-8 and rear-wheel drive. Instrumented Test – 2015 Maserati Quattroporte GTS Here at C/D , each editor drives 200 to 250 cars every year. When it comes to Maseratis, it’s a different story—and one that usually involves us traveling thousands of miles to far-flung locations to get behind the wheel. So there was understandably a bit of a buzz at C/D headquarters when Maserati handed over the ingot-like fob to a 2015 Quattroporte GTS , looking understated in its Nero paint and rolling on handsome 20-inch 14-spoke wheels. At $143,890, the sole option was proximity entry for $290. The north-of-$140K neighborhood is a swanky one, where the language spoken is predominantly German and populated by the likes of the Audi S8 , the BMW 760Li , and the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. We expect a sedan that speaks Italian to provide more than the mighty performance and luxury of those Teutonic powerhouses—it should offer a flair for the dramatic, with swooping lines that make priests get all sweaty and a yowling engine note... ” Let’s start with the exterior design, which is undoubtedly handsome but a few lumens short of spectacular. Source: www.caranddriver.com
