Old Top Gear Maserati Quattroporte 1996

1996

[@elnyoutube123]

Maserati had so little money back then it's amazing this car even exists

[@judethaddaeus9742]

It was basically a reskinned Biturbo 425. It was all Biturbo underneath and inside.

[@cjoutdoors1991]

Man, the '90s keep getting older and older.

[@MrBillcale]

the 80s is absolutely antique now

[@rickjohansson4257]

@@MrBillcale I heard Joan Jett on a self-described "oldies" radio station in Texas lol.

[@doblon303]

And cooler too , i miss these days

[@stephmaccormick3195]

A man in a faux-leather jacket, jeans, and sporting a hilarious afro, talks about design and aesthetics. Worth watching! 😂 🤣 😃 😄 😅 😆

[@XB10001]

That was pretty much the norm back then.

[@Paul_Zernick]

Me minus the hairdo. I was 24 and in the army in 96. And my Brando jacket is tan. Still got it btw. Found some muscles since then but, won't fit anymore💪💪😂🇦🇺

[@nigelcreighton2411]

A man with pubic hair on his head should, I would’ve thought been more careful with who he makes fun of, but I guess everyone knows he’s a dickhead.

[@MilesBellas]

A real leather biker jacket.

[@mfitzy100]

He was right though, this Maserati was absolutely dreadful and insanely priced

[@rustybearden1800]

My sister lived in Milan in the late 70's and her boyfriend Ricardo had a big black Quattroporte just like the one at the beginning of this video - we drove around Milan on a snowy, wet day, shopping during the week before Christmas, swerving and squishing and darting through the crazy Milanese traffic, Ricardo gesturing and cursing the whole time at the other drivers. I was sixteen at the time and I loved cars but had no idea about this one. It was big and fast with a low grumble when he blipped the throttle between gear shifts. The seats were soft and pillowy and ridiculously comfortable, upholstered in a deep mahogany burgundy glove soft leather. A hand me down vehicle from his father that he held on to for sentimental reasons. A wonderful Christmas memory from my youth!

[@MrPabsUk]

Brilliant! Does he still have it?

[@rustybearden1800]

@@MrPabsUk lord, that's been 40 years ago, I doubt it

[@wp8022]

Great story, wonderful car. Guess you'll remember this forever.

[@chomp098]

That Jeremy Clarkson Afro tho LMAOO

[@bibihubsi]

The IV series looks fantastic, today even better than mid 90's. This marcello ghandini body style is really something special and very handsome

[@Smart1529]

This is also the time when Maserati are starting to run low on budget and then Fiat and Ferrari took over and brought the name back

[@stefancvetkov947]

Brilliant journalist! Brilliant realistic comparison. So effordless, complete and enjoyable. Jeremy at his best.

[@robhosking9399]

Very Much Agree.! Jeremy Was At His Motoring Journalistic Best Back Then. He Went Downhill From Then Onwards.!

[@roverwaters3875]

the coolest Quattroporte(IV) series ever made, especially the Ferrari era updated one.

[@sandyallsopp6778]

Shame he never reviewed the later version with its 3.2L, 350 HP Twin turbo V8 that was originally developed for F1 racing. What other 4 door car could top 170 mph, 0-60 in 5.5 sec, was rock solid at high speeds (due to downforce from the fat arse), handled like a hot hatch in the twisties, seated 5 in comfort, and had a mindblowing 40 -120 acceleration in third gear for awesome overtaking? It was the fastest 4 door car on the planet. A saloon with the performance of a 911 tturbo of the era. With wonderful hand made interior and restrained styling so you can use it everyday without being gawped at. But only about 10 people in the UK can still experience that, because that is about the number still in existence here.

[@usman2131]

I feel so old... But those were the best days.

[@TheAnalXylophone]

I am mad, but I'm in love with bi-turbo era Maseratis.

[@mycomputergl0wsblu]

TheAnalXylophone All Maseratis are sexy as fuck. Except the recent ones that have been infected by the Chrysler virus

[@KretinoSantino]

That's not surprising. Maserati's of this era (even the really boxy ones) are both sexy and classy at the same time. You can say that about very few cars. From the regular "lot", only E38 7-series comes to my mind.

[@Samspianopage]

I think every one of these saloon , the DeTomaso, the Lagonda, the Ferrari 400 and all the others, whilst they might not've been the best each maker ever came up with, they were certainly unique. I don't think this is the best Quatroporte model, but it's still a lovely looking car from some angles. However I do agree the price "was" just daft in comparison to everything else for just the badge. Especially when ye consider what ye got. And what you could've gotten 2nd hand for a similar price. But still, they were all classy exotics no matter what people say. If ye have the dosh to throw around, they hey knock yersel out LOL.

[@Allan003]

@@mycomputergl0wsblu 1 year later "Chrysler virus" oof.

[@blairbrown4812]

The best of humanity are all quite mad, so buck up, you're not alone.

[@andrerix2975]

Usually I agree with Clarkson on most reviews, but I think he been mean spirited over critical on this one. He overlooks the many positives like: the svelte sharp Marcello Gandini design, the beautiful artisan materials of the interior (leather, wood, carpet etc...), the single minded Italian mien, the attitude compared with rivals which are soo contrived and capitalistic. This car is very noble and understated, you buy the car for yourself, not to impress others!

[@MrGts92]

"Svelte"?? Svelte means graceful and slim. It has a fat boot! Saying things poetically to make a case for a car, which basically has leather and wood?

[@herrgolf]

I agree, it's quite attractive. As far as the other complaints, remember BMWs still had character in 1996.

[@adam1othman]

TheYorkMan well these days especially with the new gen the reliability issues aren't as bad intact even the last gen qp was as reliable as any german saloon it was the clutch plate on the cambiocorsa that was the issue cause it broke way to easily but maserati isn't using that box anymore

[@E34Benzin]

The design is awful. The front looks like a Renault 12 and the back and side are simply horrible.

[@adam1othman]

E34Benzin so is the e30 and the e34 bmw... those cars are anything but beautiful as are many of the new german saloons today. personally i like the way this maserati looks and the more you look at it the more it grows on you and you start to love it. furthermore this car is hand built, and the artistry that goes into building these cars makes it beautiful alone.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

It looked boring when it came out...but I like the 'classic look' of it 20 years later! 😀👌

[@petermooney2228]

I'd buy one. Better looking than the current Quattroporte.

[@tentifr]

Peter Mooney what

[@kellingtonlink956]

Brilliant. Thanks for the video.

[@saint0470]

Great video!!! tnx!

[@jnichols3]

The badging on the Maserati makes it look like the Family Truckster from the National Lampoon's Vacation movie.

[@asdfasdf4345artsdfg]

It looks like the Chavos from GTA IV.

[@ahmedaly4397]

Life in the 19es is much better than now, things were pretty and real now every thing is fake I'm so familiar with how things were back then in 1996.

[@KPKonliner]

Thanks to the Gran Turismo and the 3200GT, now the Maserati is popular again.

[@henkvaniperen3105]

Maserati only famous in the fourties and fifties ? What about the sixties and seventies Jeremy ! The Ghibli, Merak, khamsin, Mistral, Bora, etc. All beautiful and famous cars for someone with a good taste.

[@Heatfarmer]

He is clearly an idiot. And you found the evidence!

[@Heatfarmer]

@Venturi Atlantique Oh yeah, but i expect Jeremy Clarkson to be able to do a bit of research and even have a bit of personal knowledge to back up his sometimes erratic statements. Everybody were loosing it back then. Even Ferrari. To say that Maserati wasn't famous in the 60's and 70's is simply mindblowing.

[@judethaddaeus9742]

The ‘60s were their heyday in passenger cars, but not in racing, which they’d stopped in the late 1950s. By the ‘70s they were failing rapidly making comfort-focused cars, having been bought by Citroen, which was also failing. The Khamsin, Bora, and Merak were all beautiful, but had zero racing pedigree, weren’t anywhere near as well-regarded as Ferrari’s line and fell into obscurity relative to what Lamborghini offered at the time. By the mid-1970s and DeTomaso’s buyout, Maserati had fallen quite far indeed. They still haven’t fully recovered.

[@judethaddaeus9742]

Venturi Atlantique Chrysler never bought Maserati. They bought Lamborghini in the ‘80s. Fiat AG bought Maserati from deTomaso in 1992.

[@judethaddaeus9742]

Venturi Atlantique Nope. Chrysler partnered in the late ‘80s to make the TC by Maserati, which was essentially a gussied-up LeBaron convertible with a Chrysler engine tuned by Maserati . But that was the extent of their relationship. No Maserati was a Chrysler design and Chrysler never owned any part of the company until it merged with Fiat about 10 years ago to form FCA.

[@soundseeker63]

Wow. I guess the early-mid 90's weren't a good period for Maserati. Today's Ghibli and Quattroporte are both things of beauty and carry some serious kudos. The Maserati name is back in the public realm.

[@zhbvenkhoReload]

+soundseeker63 Yes, it seems as though they were still in the 80's. :/

[@betterbeavailable]

Doug is a dick. Ghibli is a real beast at really competitive price.

[@user-li1mj1jx2j]

Maseratis are still widely known as utter shitboxes.

[@CynicalBastard511]

Nah, Maserati was pretty much dead in the 1990's. They were recycling the heck of the 1980's Biturbo.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

If someone told me they had a Maserati in that period, I'd assume they were waiting for the AA.

[@knapenalexandre680]

He was tough ! Really that cas is not that bad. It was expensive, it was handbuild ans completely free of electronic (by 2013 standard anyway). I love it and I can't understand why in a video he says the 222 is a great and fast Maserati and why this (at the time) new quattroporte is a mess...

[@yudhabagaskara817]

Cult sedan from 90s

[@wickiezulu]

The Maserati looks quite attractive aside from the rear end.

[@shopdog831]

Hey Al Stewart year of the cat, listened to that song all the time in high school

[@goprodog4304]

If you earn your daily bread by dealing crack, you will certainly always go for the BMW :)

[@traveler74]

I was die laughing " this engine is rough... it sounds like...what does it sound like ? .... it sounds like a waist disposal unit... full of teas spoons ! "

[@greathey1234]

traveler74 waste

[@KENNETHCARNIE]

I read this as he said it! Lol!! 😄

[@donsmith3341]

traveler74 err is 3year 8t Mkk M

[@retroracingshirt591]

this IV shits on all newer versions... it is incognito supercar, just like the Omega Lotus or Lancia Thema 8.32

[@adam1othman]

i wouldn't trust any sort of review that was or is on tv. journalism is journalism regardless of what kind and there is bias. that being said brands pay to have the car reviewed and they can buy a good one or a bad one. look up vids of people revving the engine in this car and it sounds amazing. look up people driving this car and it handles extremely well. i think it was just typical unreliability of source as opposed to actual deign flaws in the car. also maserati didn't disappear and then spontaneously appear like bugatti. the brand still had a good name in the 80's with the quattroporte and the people who bought those cars were mainly of aristocratic background. they were also more expensive than a ferrari or lamb and thats the way its always been so i highly doubt people especially in england have never heard of maserati at the time. I'm italian and i was born into this passion so i know a thing or two about italian cars and brands and i can tell you if you go for an italian car simply based on history alone it can only be a maserati. ferrari was stubborn and got into more arguments then he won races ever. and before they pulled out of racing maserati dominated ferrari in the 50's and the best drivers resided there exe. fangio and sterling moss. and compared to the lamborghini it was always miles ahead. these cars always felt special not because it was an italian super car but because it was always a higher car than a typical super car and the aristocracies around the world bought them like crazy for this fact. by the time the daytona came around ferrari wasn't hand building cars anymore, with maserati the generation qp before the fourth was 100% hand made and is still extremely fast even by todays standards. also im not hating on ferrari and lamborghini they are truly fantastic cars and are amongst my favourites but there is nothing on this planet like the maserati

[@jetstream454]

"The brand still had a good name in the 80s" cool...this was '96.

[@basharbbk]

When I was kid my dream is to drive a Maserati, and when I grow up I bought a Maserati Ghibli 2014 but it has many problems I hate that one but in 2017 I made trade in with Maserati Ghibli SQ4 it is totally different this one amazing you drive a car with a soul

[@maz500]

Maserati is back

[@nigelcreighton2411]

And the only person I’ve ever seen who makes a Schott Perfecto leather jacket look daggy.

[@terrancedactielle5460]

Double denim plus leather. Nice

[@Axelrod_]

Miss this

[@Matthew-wj8cm]

Lancia Dedra v6 :)

[@donaidtrump5870]

maserati 4 ever

[@pierrepye7031]

I saw on in my hometown as a teenager, I the late 90s. I found it so unusual and usual. It was the misterious rich man car. Indeed, I imagined the owner as an interesting dude haha

[@Matabang1]

I have some ole parts for these cars …my dad had a few…. Old Maserati speakers,(🥴)brake cables, reach out! Could be just what you need!😉

[@MrPabsUk]

I`d be interested in (4 stud) biturbo alloys & brake setups, depending where you are!

[@Rileymanification]

We'll miss you, Tom Petty.

[@dtacrew561]

whats funny is the m3 at this time is probably worth more than all of them with the exception of ferrari

[@elnyoutube123]

It's not "worth" more, morons just pay more for them

[@michelleadams6999]

Lagonda still looks like a sporty Cadillac to me

[@MatrixDiscovery]

I'd rock that leather jacket in 2014...LOL

[@sentiny]

he asks "a woman" whether she knows about Maserati. And she didn't know. This case is enough to call Maserati "a real car".

[@visionist7]

Pretty much

[@Mr2pint]

Funny when i watch these old shows i reflect more on what i was doing back then than the show itself. horrible car but he way lol.

[@LeutnantComanderData]

omg that woman hair ... what happened to it :D Jezzas Jacket is so cool - also where has the music gone in new top gear ? ... hope the lads bring that back in the grand tour - that and the jacket

[@hoilst]

Notice the guy with the mullet in the background grinning? That's what happened to her.

[@klauskarnath8233]

my favorite :Alfa 164....

[@xtraspecialmango]

This.... Is the Maserati....... Quattroporte.

[@thatdirtlife]

The new one is nice

[@andrewworley4401]

Clarkson is such a comedian.

[@bodyanaumenko7883]

Im like this car Realy Coll!!!

[@henryovalles1163]

Thought i knew cars never seen this 96 model i know all tbd other ones.

[@rdyork41]

4.30..Clarkson slips into Alan Partridge /Richard Madley mode.

[@gman1003]

This V6 is not noisy by any means, I don't know what Clarkson is on about. He's such a little prick.

[@Stichting-AAP]

Even then he had

[@CockatooDude]

Good thing the new Quattroporte is a good car.

[@MatrixDiscovery]

No it's not...its garbage as well ! Most of the interior switches are from Dodge!

[@visionist7]

It's a Chrysler for a hundred grand. Nah

[@KarlHamilton]

Classic review

[@davidcombs1785]

The best thing about this video is Tom petty!!

[@daspolemon]

You know, I mean no disrespect, but if Clarkson would start singing "I'll be looking for freedom" in that video, it'd be totally credible and fitting with that hairstyle, outfit and somewhat jerky movement.

[@MilesBellas]

"a waste disposal full of teaspoons"

[@yk666hp]

Is this only 13 cars bilt?

[@ivantheterriblejr5269]

the haircut!!!

[@marcelhandsome6042]

I find this review bizarre? coming from a so-called true petrol head like himself sounding more like a pragmatic philistine barbarian peasant! conspiring to find faults! how can he not admire the single-minded, uncontrived Italian philosophy? what about the magnificent Marcello Gandini styling? the exquisite leather and wood interior? this car is for the thinking man, nobles, and true car connoisseurs! Maserati is a beautiful car! if haters cannot understand this then they should look elsewhere!

[@gebe8978]

It is as beautiful as it was bad. And I love it, but up to the moment I opened the door. If it only it was half as good as it looked in catalogue photos...

[@Matt561]

Because it's old top gear

[@cupidstunt22]

Brutal but accurate

[@nickbabeaux4980]

I didnt know braces had been invented and in use in Europe in the 90's...

[@dirtypaws6328]

WELL...Better than a chryslaratii tc,...or is it?

[@gwasgray9309]

Probably only millionaires bought this as a novelty.

[@roverwaters3875]

no

[@jam63112]

I think these "Maserati" were just Lancia with a big engine rebadged

[@MrPabsUk]

No Maserati has ever been based on any Lancia/Alfa/Fiat chassis, neither do they share engines. Occasionally electrics, but thats all. The most similar chassis set up you will find is the 60`s-90`s Jaguar XJ, but Maserati used V6 engines instead of the straight 6 Jaguar traditionally used.

[@Heatfarmer]

Just Lancia? Wow. You are talking about a manufacturer, who was first with V6, V4, independent suspension and rear transaxle. Ferrari build its F1 team succes on Lancia D50s. Lancia was rather succesful in the rally world in the 70's and 80's. Fiat screwed up the brand during the 70's after taking over in 1968, but before that Lancia was in many ways what Jaguar was in the UK. Superior cars made for the long road trips.

[@andreamoroni97]

@@Heatfarmer Ferrari had already 2 titles (1952-1953), the D50s were just a gift from Gianni Lancia and they were completely modified into the 801, which raced for one year and hasn't won anything for Scuderia Ferrari, so no, Lancia never built Ferrari's success unlike Alfa Romeo which is the mother of Scuderia Ferrari.

[@judethaddaeus9742]

No, the Quattroporte IV was just a re-skinned Biturbo/430. Same instrument panel and everything. Big Lancias had all been FWD since the Gamma. This is RWD.

[@graceanddiscovery5612]

I hope he fed that jacket to the food grinder.

[@thegraggs]

Was the lady at 4:00 in National Lampoon’s European Vacation? 😂

[@HazardTyme5603]

Yeah, but my Maserati does 185.

[@stefhenbryan5074]

+HazardTyme5603 and you lost your license, now you cant drive.

[@greathey1234]

HazardTyme5603 is that a reference to Joe Walsh?

[@CynicalBastard511]

The vehicle details for N83 PJT are: Date of Liability 01 11 2000 Date of First Registration 03 11 1995 Year of Manufacture 1995 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2790cc CO₂ Emissions Not Available Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

[@woodrow_mayes]

JELH wonder where it is today

[@MrPabsUk]

Last changed hands in May 2000, & has a plate change on record. No record of it being scrapped, exported or written off, but paperwork wasn't taken very seriously at the time, so who knows..

[@happyfree5845]

Turns out, Chrysler is the best thing to ever happen to Maserati

[@g13flat]

4:-08 Is that the Hamster's first time on TV?

[@ariespisiti4220]

That kid is probably done with his master's degree today

[@sharpfalcon6196]

Richard Hammond would soon appear on TV in Men and Motors.

[@therangersrule68]

Clarkson actually used to be young. Who'd a thought

[@Heatfarmer]

He has even become wiser

[@nosaltadded2530]

Oh....Look! Another video of Jeremy Clarkson bitching about something he doesn't like. How unusual.

[@Heatfarmer]

Because all he produced was of course of the highest standards

[@aaroni5074]

Can anyone tell me the song playing throughout it?

[@richdelgado3405]

Tom Petty: Don't Come Around Here No More kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmGtp3lvq9Wkrpo

[@aaroni5074]

@@richdelgado3405 you sir are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@Zero_Ninety]

Looks like a posh Lancia

[@Nanorisk]

+Zero Ninety Or a Mitsubishi Sigma/Magna

[@Zero_Ninety]

Nanorisk Oh god that's a horrible thought...

[@judethaddaeus9742]

It’s basically an ‘81 Biturbo with 4 doors and body panels that would have looked current (though by no means daring) in the late ‘80s. This car was launched in 1994 and ran with this styling until 2001.

[@ItsCreation777]

When he asked the lady about

[@rubberstack]

Song? 3:05

[@RoadCone411]

Don’t Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty. Great 80s video with this song, too.

[@victimaverdugo9949]

anyone knows the name of the song?

[@Mhdfshow]

Al Stewart - Year of the Cat

[@johntechwriter]

The earlier Quattroporte was far more beautiful. As is the current one. I was unfamiliar with this generation of Quattroporte until seeing this video. It seems cheesy in every way, and with no redeeming attributes. An aside: way back in his Big Hair phase, Clarkson is already learning how to make the review more about him than about the car.

[@Anal0Avenger]

Maserati looks like Skoda, however Skodas are cheaper and much, much more reliable to live with.

[@DaleSteel]

This guy aint gonna do much

[@andrijasapunar338]

Like lancia kappa!!!

[@Aarontlondon]

This was the Germans thinking, this is the future we can control! Hello Audi, Mercedes and BMW 😂

[@seinsmeld13]

And what about Alfa?

[@stefhenbryan5074]

wow, brutal. glad im only paying 2000 dollars for this '98 im buying in tokyo. 83k on the clock.

[@blackpassenger]

LOL. you sound well vex. if it makes you feel better, I didnt get the car, its still available. let me know if you want to buy it, I can ship it to you where ever you are. what did i get instead? a 2000 bmw 320 with a whopping 33, 673 kilometers, thats kilometer, not miles, on the clock. and how much did i pay for it? a whopping one thousand two HUNNNNNNNDRED dollars. I know I know, im a wanker. cant help it, i love wanking. i even wank before and after sex.

[@DS-om3pt]

Wow That leather jacket is hideous

[@Nemoticon]

...only to casual observers

[@dietznutz1]

And now this car is worth 5k lol

[@VaunShiz]

Luxery cars back then look worse then the cheap new cars of today

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Not the sexiest overall shape, but at least it looks better than any 90's Mercedes-Benz (which most cars do).

[@joekurdish3385]

I think you have the most horrible taste in cars

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Indeed! Let's all agree on that epically deep-thought argument based on nothing. I'm severely impressed!

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

+Hirok Akhand Nobody. Face the fact: you're nobody.

[@hirokakhand6584]

Œskblad everyone is nobody in KZbin you dipshit.

[@paradroidandroid]

This is only untrue because they kept making W124s in the 90s. W210 is plain awful.

[@rikiorikio9368]

4:50 i’m not thinking about anything an englishman Tells me To Think about

[@ilcool90]

This thing looks like a boring standard saloon.

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

It reminds me of a Lancia Dedra

[@TheAsylum100]

This just proves that Clarkson has always known fuck all about cars

[@23chilled]

as you dont know good looking cars from the shitboxes of today

[@paulanderson79]

Looks like a Renault Safrane to me.

[@spavatch]

A what??

[@gman1003]

04:13 Just crawled out of her cardboard box in the back of the shop.

[@RtB68]

+Baba Booey Yeah...but you'd still give her one...

[@udirt]

+Baba Booey wonderful

[@gwasgray9309]

+Baba Booey Crawled backwards through a hedge, judging by her hair.