[BigFoot]

Probably one of the cars with the longest name!

The 4.7l engine is now paired with a tighter car.

The technical changes to the new Quattroporte Sport GT S in respect to the Quattroporte S concern four areas:
• the mapping of the V8 4.7 litre engine, with power increased to 323kW;
• the gearshift management software, with new features designed to increase driving enjoyment;
• the front and rear suspension system featuring single-rate dampers, stiffer springs and lower ride height;
• the sports exhaust controlled by pneumatic valves for a deep, throaty and captivating sound.


The sportier and more aggressive look is also evident due to the interior and exterior stylistic choices:
• the new black grille with concave vertical fins featuring the Trident logo with red accents, typical of the sportier versions of Maserati models;
• the new headlights, in metallic titanium finish;
• the side and rear “shadow line”, which includes black finishing around the doors, body-coloured door handles and black twin oval exhaust pipes,
• the new M-design seats with perforated Alcantara® and leather upholstery;
• the standard trim in Titantex, a “titanium coloured” composite material.

http://www.maserati.com/maserati/en/en/index/passion/news-events/Quattroporte-Sport-GT-S.html

 

[I love pizza]

It will be interesting how the updated, more sporty automatic gearbox will feel. The owners site implies throttle blip downshifts. Looks like it has the same exhaust as the GranTurismo S and we know what that sounds like. Love the concave grille vs. the normal convex. If I have one critcism its the rims, not sporty enough and undoubtedly tough to clean. I would guess they'll price at $150k-$160K.

 

[BigFoot]

My only concern is that with this latest version the GT S and QP Sport GT S are very, very similar products, perhaps potentially cannibalising sales from each other.

 

[Alfa_Tiv]

Isn't this the replacement for the old Sport GT S ?

All very confusing and rather unnecessary in my book. Why not build a QP and offer an "Executive" package and a "Sport" package and be done without all the confusing naming? That I suppose would be too simple and logical