2007 Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT

Maserati is a legendary Italian luxury brand which in 1989 joined Chrysler. In that time it was so down on its financial luck, that was willing to jump into a joint venture with anybody, including Chrysler. In 2007 Maserati again drew our attention to it having represented in the Luxury Row section of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit the new Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT automatic sedan.

The car is beautiful and grand. It is exquisite, a stunning work of art. Leather tanned and treated by Poltrona Frau, which produces some of the world’s most supple hides, covers the Quattroporte Executive GT’s seats front and rear. The wood inserts on the center console, dashboard and interior door panels are of the highest quality — in this case, mahogany with rosewood inlays. The exterior by Italy’s Pininfarina represents automotive body sculpture at its best — clean, fluid lines moving from the unique trident-emblazoned grille up front to the car’s nicely tapered rear end. Mechanically, it is a collaborative work with Ferrari, using much of that company’s technology. Its 400-horsepower, all-aluminum, 32-valve V-8 engine employs four overhead camshafts and electronically controlled variable valve lift and timing to generate maximum power without commensurate consumption of fuel.

The automatic transmission, which also can be shifted manually, can handle 339 pound-feet of torque — power from the engine to turn the rear drive wheels — 75 percent of which is available as low as 2,500 revolutions per minute, and the rest of which is deliverable at 4,250 rpm. Where the Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT differs from other exotic performance cars is that it can be used as an everyday driver. It also recognizes something that too many other exotic, high-performance cars ignore, which is that rich people have children, too. It has seats for a family of five.

[Source: detnews.com ]

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