There’s something about the Italian language that makes even the most ordinary of phrases sound romantic.
Take the Maserati Quattroporte, for example. Deliver the words with the right passion and intonation and what you get is a flamboyant, rather vocal declaration of the words “four doors”. It doesn’t have the same ring to it in English, does it? But then nor does “Ferrari”, the literal translation of the family name worn by the world’s most famous supercars is “Smith”.
What we have here, though, is a Quattroporte with a Ferrari engine (not a four-door with a Smith engine, as we don’t want to lose the romance).
Introduced in 2003, Maserati’s fifth-generation saloon was based on the all-new M139 platform and shared it V8 powertrain with the Ferrari F430, equipped with a semi-automatic DuoSelect gearbox as standard.
This example is one of the first of its type – an early 2004 car in pretty much launch specification and finished in smart Verde Goodwood, a dark pearlescent green. With less than 70k on the clock, it’s an appealing prospect.
Supplied new in June 2004 by Graypaul of Loughborough – a renowned Ferrari and Maserati dealer
UK V5C
MOT December 2023
Current mileage of just under 70k
Service book stamped by main dealers up to 42,530 miles in 2007
Subsequently car has been serviced by HR Owen in London, then high-end car dealerships Greenwich Knight Ltd and Owens of Bilston
Services Maserati Nottingham: Gray Paul - 05.01.05 at 7,316
Maserati Nottingham: Gray Paul - 12.10.05 at 20,021
Maserati Nottingham: Gray Paul – 03.11.06 at 31,356
Maserati Nottingham:Gray Paul – 24.05.07 at 42,530
HR Owen Sports Cars - London - 23.07.08 at 47,980
Knight Ltd, Greenwich – 06.11.09 at 51,392
Knight Ltd, Greenwich - 01.02.11 at 56,921
Knight Ltd, Greenwich - 19.07.12 at 60,439
Owens of Basildon – 22.01.15 at 68,001
The machine has done very limited miles due to being a part of one of many cars. The low mileage is warranted with the service history alongside the MOT history.
For the kind of money the Quattroporte will sell for, you could get yourself behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz, Lexus or Jaguar of similar dimensions. They’re all lovely cars, but the Maserati is by far and away the one with the most soul, as well as a rarity, a talking point and a car that delivers so much more than just transport.
It’s a leftfield choice but also a fabulous one – the car enthusiast’s executive saloon, if you will – and this one is a genuine car in good overall condition.
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