Celebrate 6 Decades Of Iconic As The Maserati Quattroporte Turns 60
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Six Generations later, see how the Maserati Quattroporte kept on innovating
On 30 October 1963, the Turin Motor Show, one of the biggest motoring events at the time, saw the very first Quattroporte making its debut at the Maserati stand. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the luxury saloon destined to signpost the pathways of six generations of motorists. Let’s celebrate all its milestones today.
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- Versione Sport GT della Quattroporte , presentata al Salone dell’Auto di Francoforte.
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- Quattroporte Trofeo – MY21
From stylistic leaps forward and to innovations and technical developments, all of these are essential features of a car that has successfully straddled two centuries, the Maserati Quattroporte encapsulates in a single car a journey into one of the most exclusive parts of motoring and stood the test of time as well.
Moreover, as with many iconic cars that have been a sign of their times, ever since its debut in the early 1960s the Maserati Quattroporte has garnered acclaim and has inspired successive generations.
A product that has reinvented itself countless times, one faithful to the pursuit of excellence in design and performance, the reflection of a brand that, with over a century of history and more than 75,000 models produced, the Maserati Quattroporte is a car that is constantly innovates while also remaining unchanged over the years.
Brought about as a result of intuition and the audacity that always forms part of the greatest dreams, the first-generation Quattroporte was a pioneer, with its roaring 8-cylinder racing-derived Maserati engine enhanced by a dynamic yet elegant design, with the refinement of the interiors never left behind.
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- Quattroporte II – Berlina 5 posti Carrozzeria Bertone Motore 6 cil a V 90° – 2965,4 cc (vettura prodotta dal ’76 al ’78 in soli 12 esemplari)
On top of that, positioned over the years as a living room on the move, a limousine with a racing spirit, the original Maserati Quattroporte could reach 230km/h, a majestic car for its extremely welcoming spaces, regal allure and its perfection as an official car which also could drive like a sports car.
The Maserati Quattroporte has always been accustomed to the limelight, ever since it was destined to generate a fortunate lineage of cars that can still surprise to this day. This is also a reason why it is usually found in the garages of the most discerning motorists, of kings and princes, in the background of memorable films
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- Quattroporte II – Berlina 5 posti Carrozzeria Bertone Motore 6 cil a V 90° – 2965,4 cc (vettura prodotta dal ’76 al ’78 in soli 12 esemplari)
The Maserati Quattroporte has also been photographed on red carpets or accompanying the highest-ranking officials at solemn events and the most significant VIPs in industry, it was and still is a mainstay of the automotive landscape in the 20th century and remains so in the new millennium sixty long but memorable years later.
