RE: 2021 Maserati Quattroporte Trofeo | PH Review
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Tim bo said:
30cm longer than an M5?
Well f
k me sideways that is one enormous car.
With the latest generation of QP/Ghibli the Ghibli almost took the role of the old QP, trying to place itself as a 3/5 series rival all at once - and the Quattroporte moved up a size to become the S-Class/7 rival. In truth even the old one was oddly sized - bit bigger than a 5, not as big as a 7.Well f
k me sideways that is one enormous car.Turini said:
Davey S2 said:
Other than depreciation very little. They're well built cars these days.
Agreed, we’d had less trouble with the ones we’ve owned than with the Mercedes we also have (all new not secondhand) each of which have had multiple issues dealers are not capable of resolving without multiple trips back and forth
big_rob_sydney said:
The idea of spending £100k or thereabouts on a car, only to have it leave you stranded frequently, would immediately rule out the entire brand for me.
Leave you stranded? Frequently? It never happened during my ownership & I've supplied a fair number of Maserati's & they seem to be pretty reliable.Manic Street Sleeper said:
Oh man you have tickled some sleeping genes. Brilliant find. Short, sweet and awesome.Manic Street Sleeper said:
Now your talking.jayemm89 said:
With the latest generation of QP/Ghibli the Ghibli almost took the role of the old QP, trying to place itself as a 3/5 series rival all at once - and the Quattroporte moved up a size to become the S-Class/7 rival. In truth even the old one was oddly sized - bit bigger than a 5, not as big as a 7.
The Ghibli is an odd size too. It's more a direct 5 Series rival but is decidedly bigger all round. There is no more interior space and it is also less navigable than my current 5. There is a limit to how big you need to make cars in any segment. 
Please stop with any more variants of ‘last hurrah’, ‘end of an era’ etc. This trope has been flogged to death, gets appended to any chancer punting a oversize combustion engine as if we are still at the apex of the petrol engine. T50 aside, the field is moribund and seems close to a journalistic collusion with manufacturers to fund belated transitions to better drivetrains.
Maseratis aren’t about top trumps speed and acceleration figures, or the latest tech, never have been.
They are plenty fast enough as a road car however, even if the numbers don’t look as good as an M5 or an E63. It’s pretty irrelevant really.
They are better at feelgood factor, style and noise. I would prefer it if these trofeo’s had more exterior and interior colour options though. Missed a trick there.
Depends where your priorities lie.
They are plenty fast enough as a road car however, even if the numbers don’t look as good as an M5 or an E63. It’s pretty irrelevant really.
They are better at feelgood factor, style and noise. I would prefer it if these trofeo’s had more exterior and interior colour options though. Missed a trick there.
Depends where your priorities lie.
It sounds great on paper. That is until actually you actually look at the paper and see the design, it manages to be both ugly and bland at the same time. Part of me thinks Maserati actually know this and tried to liven it up by buying some air vent trims on ebay, spraying them red and then slapping some truly awful wheels on it. No, just no.
There’s just something not right about this iteration of QP. I’m slightly biased as I have the previous shape, but the fifth generation QP is the absolute epitome of class and elegance. This looks the total opposite with the tacky red addenda, that interior looks like it could be lifted straight from any number of bog standard 4 door saloons, and the exterior styling is bland. I’m sure that engine is an absolute monster, but to me the car misses the mark.
I’ll keep my old one, anyday.
I’ll keep my old one, anyday.
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