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Maserati Quattroporte III 4.2 – 1981
Car in excellent general condition, very well preserved original leather interior, original 4.2L V8 24V 255 HP engine, engine completely overhauled, excellent mechanics, air conditioning, power steering, 5-speed manual gearbox, delivered new in Turin, Italian documents ready for export
The third series of Maserati Quattroporte was produced from 1979 to 1990 by the Italian car manufacturer Maserati at the time of its acquisition by the Benelli group. The Quattroporte III was one of Maserati's longest-lasting models. Work began on the Quattroporte III as early as the end of 1975. The AM 330 Berlina Quattroporte[1] project involved the adoption of a completely new basic chassis developed using the engine in a front-longitudinal position which transferred power to the rear driving wheels (abandoning the anomalous front-wheel drive scheme imposed for the second series of Quattroporte). The design of the Quattroporte III was entrusted to Giorgetto Giugiaro for the Italdesign style centre: the line followed the trendy style of the seventies and eighties, i.e. a bodywork with all corners, characterized by the presence of numerous parallel lines, and a very short tail which made the coupé-like lines of the Quattroporte III. The front reintroduced the large rectangular chrome grille which housed the Trident logo, the split square-shaped lights recalled the first series of Quattroporte. Great attention was paid to the details of the side: the rear pillar welcomed the Maserati logo but abandoned the aerodynamic profiles to give in to the modern and clean style and therefore more harmonious than in the past, the internal passenger compartment instead took a lot from the shape of the bodywork: the line of the the dashboard was very angular, the large instrument panel located behind the steering wheel was inspired by the instrumentation of the Alfa Romeos produced in that era while the furniture was made up of two-tone plastic combined with wooden inserts. The upholstery was available in fabric, alcantara or leather. The standard equipment included the manually controlled climate control system with diffusers also extended to the rear sofa; Also available as standard is an audio system with speakers integrated into the central-rear cabinet with 12V power socket and headphone input. The bodywork of the Quattroporte III was offered only in the metallic paintwork of Argento, Azzurro (sky blue), Blu Sera (a dark blue), Marrone Colorado (a walnut brown color) and Oro Longchamp (gold paintwork) while other colors were offered only on request to meet the needs of the wealthiest customers. For the interiors the Natural colors were available (a light brown) but from 1985 the colors Ivory, Cream and White only for the Middle East were also offered. At 4.91 meters long, the third series of Quattroporte reintroduced rear-wheel drive mechanics. The newly developed platform adopted independent wheel suspension configured according to the multiple-arm layout, both at the front and at the rear. The engines adopted were the new 90° V8 petrol-powered engines with a capacity of over 4.0 liters with 2 valves per cylinder which guaranteed grand tourer performance at the cost of considerable running costs: the average consumption did not exceed 6 km/l. The Quattroporte III sat on 225/70 VR15 tires and had a braking system made up of four self-ventilated discs. An important innovation was the introduction of the Sensitork limited slip differential available from 1984 for all Quattroporte III models. The range consisted of the new 4,136 cm³ V8[3] capable of delivering maximum power of 255 horsepower at 6,000 rpm via a 5-speed manual transmission from ZF. The declared performance was equal to a maximum speed of 230 km/h while the compression ratio was 8.5:1. The maximum torque declared was 376 N m available at 3,800 rpm. The Quattroporte III had a total mass of 1,780 kg. Alongside the compact 4.2, the larger 4,930 cm³ V8 was available which delivered the maximum power of 280 horsepower available at 5,500 rpm, guaranteeing the car a top speed of 238 km/h. Maximum torque was equal to 392 N m delivered at 3,800 rpm while consumption stabilized between 5 and 6 km/l on average. The 4.9 V8 was available with both a 5-speed manual transmission and a 3-speed automatic transmission produced by Borg Warner which guaranteed a maximum speed reduced to 230 km/h. The weight of the Quattroporte III equipped with the 4.9 V8 was 1931 kg.
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