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Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT CAR review

28 July 2006 12:11

Sport GT? Explain please?

Maserati has expanded its big saloon range, adding two new models to sit alongside the regular Quattroporte: the luxury-angled Executive GT and the performance-focused Sport GT. The Executive gets a chrome-finished grille and 19" rims, Allegro Vanden Plas-influenced retractable wood tables and even privacy curtains.

I've never really bought into the privacy curtain craze.

Indeed. So let me tell you about the Sport GT. It rolls on Carrera S-lookalike wheels an inch larger and gets black chrome for the grille and air intakes. There's a more vocal exhaust, the Skyhook adaptive dampers get a new program, the brakes are uprated and there are smatterings of carbon fibre in the cabin.

By: Chris Chilton
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Statistics

How much? £83,302
On sale in the UK: Now
Engine: 4244cc 32V V8, 396bhp @ 7000rpm, 332lb ft @ 4500rpm
Transmission: Six-speed semi-automatic, rear-wheel drive
Performance: 5.2sec 0-62mph, 171mph, 17.9mpg, 370g/km CO2
How heavy / made of? 1970kg/steel
How big (length/width/height in mm)? 5052/1895/1438
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CAR's rating

Rated 4 out of 5

Handling

Rated 4 out of 5

Performance

Rated 4 out of 5

Usability

Rated 4 out of 5

Feelgood factor

Rated 5 out of 5

Readers' rating

Rated 3.5 out of 5

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