Road Test
Maserati Quattroporte
Test date 29 March 2005
Price as tested £74,595
For Surprising agility, sound, spacious cabin, looks, exclusivity
Against Restless ride, thirst, transmission in automatic mode
How much ?
- Price as tested £74,595
- Price as tested £80,516
How fast
- 0-30mph 2 sec
- 0-60mph no data
- 0-100mph 12.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
8.9 sec
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.1 / 4.4
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4 / 6.2 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
5.8 sec
- 60-0mph
2.9 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
14.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
18.9 / 8.7
Government figures
- Combined/urban
14.9 / 10.1 mpg
- CO2 emissions
370 g/km
How big?
- Length
5052 mm
- Width
1895 mm
- Height
1438 mm
- Wheelbase
3064 mm
- Weight
1930 kg
- Fuel tank
90.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 8 cyls V , 4244 cc
- Max power 400 bhp at 7000 rpm
- Max torque 333 ft at 4500 rpm
- Specific output 94bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 207bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 92.0x79.8 mm
- Compression ratio 11.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyldohc
- Ignition and fuel no data, Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 3.28 / 5.9
- 2nd 2.16 / 9
- 3rd 1.61 / 12.1
- 4th 1.27 / 15.4
- 5th 1.03 / 18.8
- 6th 0.85 / 23
- Final drive 4.1
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, adaptive damping, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Double wishbones, adaptive damping, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Rack and Pinion, electro-hydraulic power assistance
- Lock to lock 3.10
Brakes
- Front 330mm ventilated discs
- Rear 316mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5Jx18 in
- Size rear 10.5Jx18 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 245/45 ZR18
- Tyres rear 285/40 Zr18
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