Maserati's Quattroporte is a four-door luxury sedan with distinctly sporty characteristics. The Quattroporte is similar in size to an S-Class or 7-Series but is about 400 lbs lighter and a couple inches lower. These characteristics make the Quattroporte comparable to the Jaguar XJR, while its exotic styling put it in a similar league as the Mercedes CLS.

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Updated in 2009, the Quattroporte is powered by a 4.2-liter V8 delivering 400 horsepower at a screaming 7000 rpm. Maximum torque is 339 pound-feet at 4750 rpm and top speed clocks in at neck-breaking 168 mph.

When it was first launched, the Quattroporte was offered with a DuoSelect automated manual transmission only. Like Ferrari's F1 gearbox or BMW's SMG system, DuoSelect is essentially a manual transmission with a computer controlled clutch and paddle shifters instead of a shift lever. Although the DuoSelect transmission offers extremely fast gear changes and quick acceleration, some customers found it too jerky at low speeds. As a result, Maserati began offering a regular automatic transmission in 2007. The "Automatica" model has optional paddle shifters, giving it much of the functionality of the DuoSelect version. With the DuoSelect gearbox the sedan has a front-rear weight distribution of 47/53. In Automatica guise, that figure becomes a more balanced 49/51.

With dual-zone climate control, quality wood trims, Poltrona Frau leather seats and a state of the art Bose surround sound system with 7-inch LCD as standard equipment the Quattorporte spares no detail. The only real option available other than the enormous choice of interior and exterior colors is the Executive Pack. The Executive Pack offers heated, ventilated, and massaging seats, independent rear climate control, side rear window blinds, and wooden pull down tables for the back seats.

To top off one impressive car Masserati even offers European delivery and a tour of the Italian production facility. All Quattroporte's come with a 4 year / 50,000 full coverage warranty and start at $119,750.