2006 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT 4 2 Seq 4dr RX06CMZ | Review And Test Drive

2006 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT 4 2 Seq 4dr RX06CMZ | Review And Test Drive
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About this vehicle
This Pininfarina design Maserati Quattro Porte (Four Doors) it has a 4.2 8 cylinder 32 V Ferrari/Maserati collaboration engine (as fitted to the 430 ) which has a 0 - 60 mph time of 5.2 seconds and Top speed of 171 mphFinished in Grigio Touring Metallic with Black Poltrona Frau Leather Maserati Crest Embossed Upholstery, Piano Black Insets to the Dash, Gear Tunnel and Door Cards, External Grilles 20" 7 Spoke Alloy Wheels and Red Calipers. It has the Duo SelectElectro Hydraulic Gearbox with Sports Mode, Auto and Manual Settings with Paddle Shift Overide, The Skyhook Adaptive suspension deals effectively with any conditions the road can throw in your way (including speed bumps) The Multi function steering wheel is electrically height and reach adjustable, and the front and rear seats are individually electrically adjustable too with the drivers seat having 3 position memory, the headlamps are Auto Bi Xenon with High-Pressure Wash, It has the 6.5" Sat Nav, with Trip Computer, Multiplay CD Radio with Bose Speakers, GSM Phone Kit in the Front Armrest (looks good but doubt if it works now) Heated Front Seats, power folding door mirrors and front and rear parking
Here are some notes from the previous owner to clear up a couple of points
It is not air suspension but does have skyhook electronic dampers.
The Quattroporte Sport GT variant offered several performance upgrades: a re-configured transmission providing faster gearshifts and a firmer Skyhook suspension system; courtesy of new software calibrations, seven-spoke 20 inch wheels with low-profile tyres, cross-drilled brake rotors, and braided brake lines. Model-specific exterior trim included dark mesh front and side grilles and red accents to the Trident badges, as on vintage racing Maserati models. Inside, there were aluminium pedals, a sport steering wheel and carbon fibre in place of the standard wood inserts.
It doesn't have Bluetooth. I think the small microphone was for a Parrot bluetooth system or similar
The Larini catalytic converters give the better sound but the rest of the pipes and back boxes are as original
The V8 engines of the fifth generation of the Quattroporte belonged to the Ferrari-Maserati F136 family; they had aluminium-silicon alloy block and heads, a crossplane crankshaft, four valves per cylinder driven by two overhead camshafts per bank and continuous variable valve timing on the intake side. F136S 4.2-litre engines in DuoSelect equipped cars used a dry sump lubrication system
The Ferrari has a flat plane crank but the Maserati has a cross plane crank. That is why Ferrari make a different distinctive engine sound!
If anyone queries if this engine has variator problems (rattle on start up when cold) this only applies to later engines. Even so it is only caused by low oil pressure until pumped round. This car has a dry sump oil system, later cars with the 4.7 engine are conventional wet sump.
When I replaced the tyres I put 10mm wider tyres on it - the Sport GT S model has these as standard on the same rims
Documented Service History
16/05/2008 @ 11501 Miles Maranello Sales Ltd Egham Surrey
30/04/2010 @ 24084 Miles Maranello Sales Ltd Egham Surrey
25/05/2012 @ 31180 Miles Greypaul Maserati Nottingham
16/04/2014 @ 35663 Miles Greypaul Maserati Nottingham
28/04/2015 @ 36806 Miles Greypaul Maserati Nottingham
30/11/2018 @ 49438 Miles S & R Motor Engineering
02/07/2021 @ 54258 Miles S & R Motor Engineering
Year 2006 (06)
First Registered 27th April, 2006
Mileage 55,000 miles
Transmission Semi Automatic
Forward Gears 6
Body Style Saloon
Fuel Petrol
Colour Grey
No. of Previous Owners 4
Emissions 443 g/km
Tax Band M
RFL 6 mths £346.50
RFL 12 mths £630.00
Doors 4
Seats 5
Engine Size 4244cc
Performance
Top Speed 171 mph
0-62 mph 5.1 secs
Cylinders 8
Valves 32
Engine Power 400 bhp
Engine Torque 451 lb/ft
Dimensions
Height 1380 mm
Length 4550 mm
Width 1810 mm
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[@BarrieCrampton]

The car, looks, drives and sounds great, you can't hear the exhaust rasp from inside the car, and I had the microphone taped to the bumper just above the exhaust, I love the sound of it but I think I may have overdone it on the video sorry, also the engine sounds awesome through the speakers of my dolby digital surround sound at home, but on normal computer speakers maybe not so much,

[@afinney88]

This is a warning for headphone users. Brace yourself and your ears. The sound of the exhaust is absolutely awesome. My poor TV speakers have never experienced anything like it.

[@BarrieCrampton]

Sorry ☺

[@doncorleon9]

Saw the quattroporte and my first thought was please let there be a sound check...

[@BarrieCrampton]

just watched the video back myself and if I'm honest I did too many sound checks, it sounded fantastic on the speakers of my computer and tv at home, on my work PC not so much

[@colincleary8669]

Great video barrie lovely motor sounds amazing 👏

[@BarrieCrampton]

yep, its a great car for the money

[@tonieveritt7045]

Morning barrie that sounds so sweet it looks beautiful what a beast of a car lovey

[@michaelhorner2722]

Great review , great car.

[@BarrieCrampton]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Sheltie1001]

Oh boy ❤️ now that's a car 👍

[@BarrieCrampton]

yep, one of my all time favourites

[@carfella7994]

That's some sound! Wow

[@BarrieCrampton]

pretty good isnt it?

[@chrislockey7706]

Had a look on the website, the price is good, the running costs are another thing, beautiful car none the less.

[@BarrieCrampton]

great for a collectors car

[@Oliver_996]

Lovely!

[@BarrieCrampton]

its really beautiful

[@shanedavis9166]

I can see a road trip down to Italy being videoed shortly lol 😉😉

[@BarrieCrampton]

If i could get Esso to sponsor the video, I’m in 😎

[@terencebrazier1080]

What a racket

[@BarrieCrampton]

the microphone was just above the exhaust, but its quiet in the cabin

[@tonieveritt7045]

Morning again barrie how much is the tax and what is the mileage please barrie

[@BarrieCrampton]

£630 Per annum and 56700 Miles

[@derekjones3755]

Is it diesel barry?

[@BarrieCrampton]

Petrol

[@wamsud2887]

Hope this is a joke question lol

[@IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT]

Ferrari powered!

[@BarrieCrampton]

Yep

[@IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT]

@@BarrieCrampton The gearbox is certainly not ‘lazy’ either. To a genuine driver/user, you’ll get much more enjoyment out of one of these than you might from ‘other’ manufacturers. Servicing and parts may sting you, but these are actually reliable and people in the ‘real trade’ enjoy working on them and put the extra effort in 😉 Value for money and bang for buck.. I’d recommend one of these! The racier 3 door cars are VERY underrated and will appreciate massively over the next few years! Great work, Barry 👍

[@Stormin2548]

Actually a Chrysler engine with a Ferrari head. Overhyped

[@IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT]

@@Stormin2548 Do you think. Like the Viper/Lamborghini one?

[@jpoccasions227]

Great looking and sounding car. But terrible reliability and running costs through the roof

[@BarrieCrampton]

to be fair looking through the past invoices this one hasnt been too bad at all

[@killerfitz84]

I disagree with this comment. Our family had the agency for Maserati and Ferrari in the 1970s... they weren't that bad. The Merak SS and the Bora were fine. The modern cars have a few niggles but well looked after they are perfectly reliable. And mpg is directly linked to the right foot.. gorgeous car Barrie, you're getting some really nice stock in recently.

[@BarrieCrampton]

i bet they were good times, that Merak was something else when it came out

[@killerfitz84]

@@BarrieCrampton the fresh, salty air on the east coast of Ireland was not the friend of Italian supercars Im afraid...they have all dissolved into the side of the road by now.

[@BarrieCrampton]

Thats sad