Is a Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S a good daily driver proposition?
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mondie
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You would still burn 20k that way on a 2011 M5 which can be had for 45k by the time you pay RFL, increased servicing costs and wear items like brakes, extend the warranty etc. It would be a tough sell once the market is flooed by the hundreds of cheap M5s'coming off contract hire by mid 2015. You lose not matter what. i dont mind losing 20k over 2 yrs by the time I get tax breaks and a company fueld car its pretty painless.
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It does......I drive a friends brand new Golf GTD with the DCT gearbox and that made the CC feel like a relic to be honest...They have come a long way.
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What was it Rob....Always felt the E60 M5 interior was a bit like that.......The new car is OK inside to be honest but I don't think it looks that good from the outside......They do have presence when up close but the QP GTS winds hands down for me looks wise....
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When I bought my '06 QP at the tail end of 2012, I had a straight choice between that or an M5. The sensible choice for what I wanted to use the car for - long journeys with the family, dog and luggage - was the BMW. It would do everything I wanted it to do with ease.
It's just that after my two years with a 4200CC, I had to have the Maserati. They have a special cache that can't possibly be matched by the M5. Nor most other saloons for that matter. To be honest, as things currently stand, I cannot ever see myself without a Masser somewhere in my life.
It's just that after my two years with a 4200CC, I had to have the Maserati. They have a special cache that can't possibly be matched by the M5. Nor most other saloons for that matter. To be honest, as things currently stand, I cannot ever see myself without a Masser somewhere in my life.
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Agree on the interior of these two Robert......Not one of BMW's best.......
You are spot on. My test drive in an old shape M5 lasted a very short period of time as the gearbox was pants IMHO.
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SMG III takes alot to get used to , lift off during gear change (paddle) and being at the sweet spot of 3k rpm but I would say it is no worse than a CC box. The DCT however on the new F10 M5 is in a different league, lightning quick and smooth too. Accelerating through the gears makes it feel like one long gear so seamless are the changes!
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Old tech in a nice new car and for me the Auto 3200 is just like an old slush box. I took the 6 speed manual and love it, so easy to control once you get used to it. This RR day will be interesting as it may show how different the torque curves are on the auto and manual 3200's.
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I find the CC gearbox to be perfectly good. The changes are quick and gives an interruption in power similar to a manual change (albeit quicker). If you want a DCT gearbox all well and good but I, for one, don't. The DCT in Ryan's Golf was very good but so seamless it was too clinical. Interesting to note that in the 458 and Cali the engineers put a glitch in the software so you know you have changed gear and interacted with the car. Also, I dont understand why the people who don't like the CC gearbox prefer the manual; IMO, the CC changes are quicker, more positive and easier to do on track so what does the manual give you that the CC doesn't?
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I liked my SMG and the CC is not too far off. It was awful in Auto mode and that is my only complaint. It was unintelligent and changed sooooo sllloooooowly that it made city driving a major chore. The ONLY way to drive the SMG was to use the manual flappy paddle mode and as I said lift off and also change at a sweet spot. The CC is pretty much the same. The SMG box actually was the fastest gear change in the World at one point matching the 360 with 250ms. If you compare it to the new DCT at 80ms it is slow but as I said fast enough for most drivers.
I love the downchange on my M5, with the cats deleted it pops, burbles and bangs as it blips the throttle automatically.
I love the downchange on my M5, with the cats deleted it pops, burbles and bangs as it blips the throttle automatically.
I think that Maserati learnt from the 4200 in that the market did not really want either gearbox. If they had put a 6 speed autobox in the car then it would have sold a lot more than it did. Problem fixed with the GranTurismo and also the MC offered for those who liked the CC in the 4200.
IIRC the only cars still sold with an clutchless manual car are the MC GranTurismo, the Pagani thing and the Aventador. Small club!
IIRC the only cars still sold with an clutchless manual car are the MC GranTurismo, the Pagani thing and the Aventador. Small club!