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Maserati Quattroporte III - saloon sports car hybrid of the seventies

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Created on January 2, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - über 12 Jahre wurde kaum etwas am Design geändert

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - elegante Limousine der Siebzigerjahre

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - Frontansicht mit Doppelscheinwerfer

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - kräftiges und kantiges Heck

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - grosse Fensterflächen, tiefe Gürtellinie

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - wirkt länger als die 4,8 Meter, die er misst

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - Vierspeichen-Lenkrad und komplette Uhrensammlung

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - gute Rundumsicht und oppulentes Lederinterieur

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - gut ablesbare Instrumente

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - viel Platz für die, die sich fahren liessen

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - Holz und Leder im Innern

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - die meisten Quattroporte wurden automatisch geschaltet, Sitzverstellung und Fenster wurden elektrisch angesteuert

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - Fahrgestellnummer

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - Acht Zylinder, 4 Doppelvergaser, 4 obenliebende Nockenwellen - edler Motorenbau

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - der V8-Motor erhielt nie eine Einspritzung im Quattroporte

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - Doppelscheinwerfer wie beim Medici

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - der Dreizack auf der C-Säule

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1986) - eindeutig angeschrieben

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Maserati Quattroporte (1965) - frühe Version der erfolgreichen Limousine, gezeichnet von Pietro Frua

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Maserati Quattroporte Frua am Genfer Automobilsalon 1972 - wesentlich formreiner als die bereits jahrelang gebaute italienische Limousine ist die gezeigte Version von Piero Frua

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1975) - durchaus elegantes Design, aber kaum Parallelen zu zeitgenössischen Maserati-Modellen

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1975) - die Mechanik kam von Citroën, das Design von Bertone

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1975) - keine Serienherstellung für die Gandini-Version von Bertone

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Maserati Quattroporte II (1975) - Gandinis Entwurf weist durchaus Parallelen zu BMW-Modellen auf

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Maserati Medici II (1976) - Silhouette der viersitzigen Limousine von Italdesign - die horizontale Gürtellinie fand man auch am Quattroporte von 1976 wieder

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Maserati Medici II (1976) - Konzeptfahrzeug von Italdesign

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Maserati Medici II (1976) - Frontgestaltung der viersitzigen Limousine von Italdesign, der spätere Maserati Quattroporte ist klar erkennbar

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Maserati Medici II (1976) - Frontsitze der viersitzigen Limousine von Italdesign

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Maserati Medici II (1976) - Fondabteil der viersitzigen Limousine von Italdesign

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Maserati Quattroporte (1976) - erstmals am Autosalon von Turin im Herbst 1976 zu sehen

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Maserati Quattroporte (1976) - Armaturenbrett der italienischen Limousine, gesehen am Turiner Autosalon

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Maserati Quattroporte (1977) - Frontansicht

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Maserati Quattroporte (1977) - Interieur der Luxuslimousine

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Maserati Quattroporte (1977) - Interieur der Serienversion

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Maserati Quattroporte (1977) - sehr gradliniges Design

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Maserati Quattroporte (1981) - Blick ins Interieur

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Maserati Quattroporte (1978) - stattliche Proportionen

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Maserati Quattroporte (1982) - mit gradlinigem Design von Giugiaro und V8-Power

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Maserati Quattroporte (1979) - das Design ging auf den Medici II zurück

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Maserati Quattroporte (1980) - _auffallend ist die horizontale Gürtellinie

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Maserati Quattroporte (1979) - zählt sichelrich zu den elegantesten und temperamentvollsten Luxuslimousinen - Genfer Automobilsalon 1979

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Maserati Quattroporte (1980) - debütierte bereits 1975 in Genf - Genfer Autosalon 1980

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Maserati Quattroporte (1980) - herrschaftliches Fahrzeug

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Maserati Quattroporte (1980) - Silhouette

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Maserati Quattroporte (1981) - auch nach fünf Jahren noch taufrisch

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Maserati Quattroporte (1981) - äusserlich kaum verändert

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Maserati Quattroporte (1980) - Heckansicht

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Maserati Quattroporte (1980) - rare handgeschaltete Variante

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Maserati Quattroporte/Royale von 1985 - Mit dem berühmten Opernsänger Luciano Pavarotti.

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Maserati Biturbo Quattroporte - gezeigt als Prototyp, bereits 8000 Biturbo-Modelle wurden gebaut - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1984

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Maserati Quattroporte 3.2i V8 Evolutione (1998) - der hintere Radausschnitt ist das deutlichste Erkennungszeichen von Marcello Gandini

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Summary

Cars with four doors were not part of the Maserati tradition until the first saloon was presented in 1963. It was so successful that three potential successors were created, but only one made the race, namely the Quattroporte III, designed by Giugiaro. With over 2000 units produced in almost 12 years, it once again clearly surpassed its predecessor in terms of sales success. This report tells the story of the four-door Maserati Quattroporte III and its rivals, supplemented by many current and historical pictures and three sales brochures.

This article contains the following chapters

The first saloon from the sports car manufacturer
Unofficial successor
Official but unsuccessful successor
From the Deauville to the Quattroporte III
Heavyweight
Exceptionally easy to handle
Evolution and production success
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It is called the Quattroporte III, the Maserati saloon that was first presented in 1976. It had either one or three predecessors, depending on how you count. And almost all the famous designers worked on it at some point. The first Maserati saloon was presented as early as the mid-1960s, in 1963 to be precise, and it was a sensation, as the Italian manufacturer from Modena had previously only presented sports cars. With an eight-cylinder engine and contemporary sports car technology under the bodywork designed by Pietro Frua, it could rightly claim to be the fastest saloon of its time. The four-door model was built in two series and 770 units until the early 1970s, when it was discontinued.

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