The third series of Maserati Quattroporte is produced from 1979 to 1990 by the Italian carmaker Maserati at the time of the acquisition by the Group Benelli. The Quattroporte III was one of the oldest models of house Maserati.
Citroën was finished, the house became part of the Trident group that poses as an administrator of the Benelli brand Maserati entrepreneur Alejandro de Tomaso already founder of the sports car brand. The Benelli devoted considerable attention today to revive the fortunes of the newly acquired company, focusing on productive business Quattroporte, if the previous generation, though good, never saw an outlet, because they are wrong marketing strategies required by Citroen, The third series had the task of bringing the name of Olympus Quattroporte luxury cars as it was for the first generation of the Maserati sedan debuted in 1963.
For the Quattroporte III began working by the end of 1975. The project Quattroporte Sedan 330 AM provided for the adoption of a basic frame is completely developed using the new unit on the front longitudinal engine that transferred power to the rear wheel drive (leaving the anomalous pattern front-wheel drive required for second series of Quattroporte). The design of the Quattroporte III was assigned to the center Giorgetto Giugiaro Italdesign-style: line style, followed the trend in the seventies and eighties, or a whole body edges, characterized by several parallel lines, and a very short tail that made line of the Quattroporte III like a coupe. The front reintroduced the large chrome grille, rectangular housing the mark of the Trident, the doubling of square-shaped lights drew the first series of the Quattroporte.
Great attention to detail of the side: the upright rear upheld the Maserati logo but abandoned the airfoils to give way to modern and clean and then more harmonious than the past, the cockpit interior instead took over much on the performance of the body: the line of bridge was very angular, large instrument panel behind the steering wheel was inspired by the instrumentation of Alfa Romeo while the furniture produced at that time consisted of two-tone plastics combined with wood trim. The upholstery was available in both fabric and Alcantara or leather. The standard equipment included the installation manual climate control with rear speakers also extended to the sofa, also available as standard audio system with speakers built into mobile mid-rear with power supply 12V and input for headphones.
The body of the Quattroporte III was only offered in metallic silver paint, light blue (sky blue), Blue Night (dark blue), Brown Colorado (a brown walnut) and Oro Longchamp (painting in gold color) and high tones were only offered on demand to meet the needs of wealthy clients. For the interiors were available natural color (a light brown) but by 1985 the color was offered Ivor, Panna and only for the Middle East, the White.
The overall aesthetic of the Quattroporte III gives an idea of solidity and grandeur despite the dimensions were smaller than the past. The only elements for criticism were the large unpainted bumper fascias of padded rubber to follow the standards of approval in force in the United States
Great attention to detail of the side: the upright rear upheld the Maserati logo but abandoned the airfoils to give way to modern and clean and then more harmonious than the past, the cockpit interior instead took over much on the performance of the body: the line of bridge was very angular, large instrument panel behind the steering wheel was inspired by the instrumentation of Alfa Romeo while the furniture produced at that time consisted of two-tone plastics combined with wood trim. The upholstery was available in both fabric and Alcantara or leather. The standard equipment included the installation manual climate control with rear speakers also extended to the sofa, also available as standard audio system with speakers built into mobile mid-rear with power supply 12V and input for headphones.
The body of the Quattroporte III was only offered in metallic silver paint, light blue (sky blue), Blue Night (dark blue), Brown Colorado (a brown walnut) and Oro Longchamp (painting in gold color) and high tones were only offered on demand to meet the needs of wealthy clients. For the interiors were available natural color (a light brown) but by 1985 the color was offered Ivor, Panna and only for the Middle East, the White.
The overall aesthetic of the Quattroporte III gives an idea of solidity and grandeur despite the dimensions were smaller than the past. The only elements for criticism were the large unpainted bumper fascias of padded rubber to follow the standards of approval in force in the United States
Limousine Version
The Quattroporte III Limousine was produced from 1986 after the world premiere in April of that year at the Turin Motor Show. The limousine was characterized by long body up to 5.56 meters with a step incremementato of 65 cm and a base frame revised suspension geometry to best meet the considerable amount of the car. The copy on display was painted white and adopted numerous accessories such as unusual passenger seat can be rotated up to 180 ° in order to ensure ease of access, mini-bar with refrigerator and television for rear passengers, automatic climate bizone, enhanced sound system, tinted rear glass, glass divider between the first and second rows of seats and tables with power supply.
The luxurious Quattroporte Royale
On 14 December 1986, the Quattroporte underwent an overhaul, the facelift also brought a change of designation in the Quattroporte Royale to highlight the best qualified to luxury. The new large sedan (known by fans simply Royale) aesthetically amendments which did not undergo obvious, were introduced by the new alloy wheels chrome design (inspired by the same circle adopted by the Quattroporte II), the front bumper to incorporate new direction indicators, there were also new chrome trim and disc brakes were increased.
The inside instead underwent major changes: new wood trim and walnut, was introduced a clock with hands in silver, cream-colored background that housed the Maserati Trident, removable wooden shelves in the back door, the door panels and lining shift knob cream leather, automatic climate control bizone, fine finishes, mobile telephones, mini-bar and finally the package smokers.
The mechanism was improved with the introduction of a softer set-up by the calibration, Sensitork differential, 3 speed automatic reports and new engine boosted to 300 horsepower. The Quattroporte Royale was assembled in 53 specimens for which the primary choice to clients such as former President Sandro Pertini.
The inside instead underwent major changes: new wood trim and walnut, was introduced a clock with hands in silver, cream-colored background that housed the Maserati Trident, removable wooden shelves in the back door, the door panels and lining shift knob cream leather, automatic climate control bizone, fine finishes, mobile telephones, mini-bar and finally the package smokers.
The mechanism was improved with the introduction of a softer set-up by the calibration, Sensitork differential, 3 speed automatic reports and new engine boosted to 300 horsepower. The Quattroporte Royale was assembled in 53 specimens for which the primary choice to clients such as former President Sandro Pertini.
Technically
4.91 meters long, the third series of the Quattroporte reintroduced mechanical rear wheel drive. The platform adopted newly designed independent suspension configured according to the scheme to multiple arms, both at the front that the rear axle. Engines were adopted as the new 8-cylinder 90 ° V-fueled engines over 4.0 liters with distribution 2 valves per cylinder that guaranteed benefits provided by coaches of major operating costs: the average consumer does not exceed 6 km / l. The Quattroporte III was based on 225/70 VR15 tires and brakes had un'impianto four ventilated discs. An important innovation was the introduction of limited-slip differential Sensitork available since 1984 for all copies of the Quattroporte III.
The line includes the new 4136 cm ³ V8 capable of delivering the maximum power of 255 hp at 6,000 rpm with a manual transmission 5-speed ZF. The claimed performance was equal to 230 km / h top speed while the compression ratio was 8.5:1. The declared maximum torque of 376 N m was available at 3,800 rpm. The Quattroporte III had a total mass equal to 1780 kg.
Compact 4.2 was available next to the biggest 4930 cm ³ V8 that deliver the maximum power of 280 hp available at 5,500 rpm ensuring the car a top speed of 238 km / h. The maximum torque was equal to 392 N m disbursed to 3,800 rpm while consumption is stabilized between 5 and 6 km / l on average. The 4.9 V8 was available with either manual transmission 5-speed automatic transmission than with a 3-reports produced by Borg Warner, who guaranteed a top speed limited to 230 km / h. The weight of the Quattroporte III equipped with the 4.9 V8 was equal to 1931 kg.
Royale was reserved for the exclusive Quattroporte 4.9 V8 engine boosted to 300 horse power available at 5,600 rpm. Maserati engineers dedicated this more powerful engine to the new luxury version, so as to ensure a smooth ride and remarkable good performance despite the mass of the car had been increased to 1938 kg due to the allocation of accessories richer. The top speed was equal to 230 km / h and the manual transmission was not available, replaced by classic Automatic 3 reports. The sprint from 0 to 100 km / h was contained in about 10 seconds while the average consumption would stand at 5.5 kilometers per liter.
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