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Maserati's Quattroporte Sport GTS is the sharpest – and most vocal – yet


What have the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide and (should it ever see the light of day) Lamborghini Estoque got in common? Despite what their makers might claim, it’s this: they’re nothing new. The sleek, ground-hugging, limo-sized four-door saloon with a supercar badge and authentic multi-cylinder soundtrack was honed to something approaching pitch perfection by Maserati with the Quattroporte years ago.

This isn’t to say the new raft of rivals won’t bring something new to the party, more that they’ll have to. The QP has settled so snugly into the uber-sporty limo groove, it virtually owns the copyright. But Maserati hasn’t grown complacent. Year-on-year, the formula is finessed with the aim to sharpen driver appeal at minimal cost to comfort, and 2009 is no different. Building on last year’s range facelift, the new Sport GTS is billed as the fastest, sharpest Quattroporte yet, powered by the 4.7-litre V8 from the GranTurismo S. As with that car, the always controversial Skyhook adaptive damping system has been replaced by conventional passive dampers and the suspension lowered – in this instance by 15mm at the front and 11mm at the rear.



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sucha hot car..

^Yeah the Italians knows it best,but the rating is a bit let down..

What I would give to hear that exhaust note everyday...