Maserati at the Paris Motor Show (2 to 17 October 2010) before the most powerful model of the current range of vehicles. The GranTurismo MC Stradale was inspired by racing cars.
The GranTurismo MC Stradale gets from its eight-cylinder 450 hp. That is ten more horsepower than the GranTurismo S. The maximum speed to give the Italians for their racing two-seater 301 km / h - the GranTurismo S is at 295 km / h end. The MC Stradale is on the way according to the manufacturer and easier compared to the S-model of the natural air resistance with increased pressure.
Because of reliability problems and rough shifting with the Ferrari based semi-automatic transmission, a full automatic transmission with 6 speeds (by ZF) was presented at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2007 with the first cars delivered right after the launch, marketed as the Maserati Quattroporte Automatica.
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
Maserati Quattroporte
The Automatica was made available with paddle-shifters on the Sport GT model as standard, but on the base model and the Executive trim levels paddles became an optional extra.
With the Automatica, Maserati completely redesigned the under pinning of the car to fit the new conventional automatic transmission and torque converter right behind the engine. They also converted to a wet sump oiling system for cost saving purpose
