The Maserati Quattroporte Was a Proven Aphrodisiac | Revelations with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 12
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- The Maserati Quattroporte V was developed while Ferrari owned the company, under the guidance of Enzo The Second, Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo.
It used a Ferrari-built V-8 whose sound was, thanks to a 2008 study, scientifically proven to increase sexual arousal.
This is just the beginning of its appeal - though the Quattroporte wasn't a home-run at first. Thanks to the Ferrari influence, it used a single-clutch automated manual transaxle called "DuoSelect."
Automated manuals were, mercifully, a short-lived fad in sports cars, and in heavy luxury sedans, they worked even less well. Drive a Quattroporte 12,000 miles per year and you're looking at $500 per month just in clutch wear.
Luckily, after FIAT took control of Maserati away from Ferrari, it reengineered a huge portion of the car to fit a conventional 6-speed automatic. And the Automatica then gave the fifth-generation Quattroporte a chance at being the best-driving full-size luxury sports sedan of all time.
Which it became. Especially in Sport GT-S trim.
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I'll never forget Jeremy Clarkson describing a Quattroporte as like having a two year old child; it's annoying for a lot of the time but if someone were to take it away from you, you wouldn't hesitate in killing them 😂
And thats probably not even a joke
Also slightly disturbing considering the quattroporte is a proven aphrodisiac 😂
Hammond filled in with that description.
@@loukas371 lmao
🤣🤣🤣
Well, good job, Jason. Now I want a broken Quattroporte.
I doubt you'll have a very difficult time find one in bad shape.
Do it Streten !!! :D
The 09+ are some of the most reliable cars in the world.
Brembo brakes
Zf 6hp26 trans (one of the best in the world)
Ferrari f136 (extremely reliable)
Bosch parts everywhere
Bilstein suspension
Etc etc.
This car has some of the best parts in the world (at the time).
You should research a little on this car.
2003-08 trans are the "broken" ones you will find for $15K-$20K+.
Yes! My favorite youtuber with my favorite car, this needs to happen! :-D
We need someone to compare it to a e39 and e60 m5.
"Styling is a very subjective thing,
But design isn't" as a graphic designer I just want to say, AMEN!
I thought it was sarcasm! Though I'm pleased to hear it's a thing
@@Incommensurabilities ”Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like,” says Steve Jobs, Apple’s C.E.O. ”People think it’s this veneer - that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
@@oidoglr given that the Maserati didn't always work properly, consider it as art.
@@oidoglr if design is how it works this car is a failure.
To Hagerty management: please keep letting Jason do what he does. This is pure gold. I'm insured by Hagerty and this is definitely one of the reasons I continue to do so.
Hagerty is an insurance company I doubt they're managing content beyond just telling them to plug the brand at the end of videos.
I love how many TopGear footages were used in this video.
I was starting to wonder if I was the only one who noticed. That top gear episode comes to mind everytime I see the maseratti on the streets.
That afro looking Clarkson gets it’s credit haha
Top Gear is a lame show.
yeah its so suitable, because Jason kinda give of Clarkson vibes too
@@carycoller3140Old UK Top Gear with Hammond, Clarkson, and May =/= US Top Gear. The old UK Top Gear is, hands down, the funniest motoring show ever made.
It’s an incredible achievement when you can convince someone, who has never once thought of owning this car, that they now need it more than they need their next meal.
exactly. exactly.
Happens to me all the time haha.
Your self awareness is incredible
Ahah beautiful
They forgot to mention not only was it designed by Pininfarina, it was designed by Ken Okayama (the designer of the Enzo) and the leather interiors are furnished by Poltrona Frau. These cars styling, interior quality, drive and engine note are criminally underrated.
He also designed the first gen NSX. He was quite talented.
*Okuyama
a lot of his designs look great in red, especially the Maserati in that burgundy metallic, if that counts as a red.
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, always was
This writing reminds me of when Jeremy Clarkson would get passionate about a car in Top Gear and the passion would just bleed throughout the segment. All of Jason's segments give me that feeling! Keep giving this man a platform.
This is some of the best and some of the most criminally underrated car content on TH-cam.
I agree, this channel is GREAT. But cmon, underrated? they have 1.72 Million subs
Agreed. Jason Cammisa is an underrated Auto Journalist.
If we are talking underrated, I'd say Tyrrell's Classic Workshop and Harry's Garage are much more underrated than Hagerty and Jason.
Literalllyyyyy
@@subarnosinha8042 haven't seen either one of 'em. Would check 'em though.
Ferrari for the whole family
Ferrari is a noob. Maserati has been around for ever.
The Ferrari Familia. 😂
maserati was never the same after detomaso. the marque is tarnished forever. maseratis depreciate faster than jaguars and the fact there are billboard, tv and radio ads promoting their suv to suburban moms ratifies the marques diminished cache. they are no longer exotic. what do you think when you see someone driving a 5 yr old quatroporte?.... poor guy trying to look rich. ferrari would neve sink to maserati level. in the 60's and 70's they were equals. today maserati is a marque pretending to be.... ferrari just is.
@Mahmood Y.H 8))lp
More like old ladies in north Scottsdale.
I've lost count of how often I've re-watched this video. Hagerty has yet to put out anything which is not amongst the best videos out there.
This one is just perfection.
Same here. And now I own a 2007 Sport GT with the ZF.
That Top Gear episode was hands down, one of my favorites. When Jeremy said.. "Oh, I've had a crisis!" Had me rollin' then, has me rollin' now. Great video!
The facelift (like this one) is one of my favorite cars ever made. It’s absolutely gorgeous, the steering’s incredible, the interior is beautiful, and that exhaust is insane. Such a unique car.
100% agreed. The facelift transformed a beautiful car into a stunning one.
I am forever changed and don't want to drive anything else, from start-up to sliding back into the garage. Nope Quattroporte Executive GT in a rare custom, 10+ layer ,paint in Fuji Bianco.
How can something be beautiful if it’s built like absolute crap?
@@tony_5156 It's not built like crap, first, and then there's a difference between aesthetics and quality. Lexus is a prime example of the second without the first, and many cars of the 60s fit the opposite bill.
@@tony_5156 Full aluminium suspension components and subframes, air suspensions, a lot of aluminium for a sedan chassis, transaxle instead of a transmission all with tons of the best leather you can find in any car (incl. Rolls) and a fronr-mid mounted F430 Ferrari V8 with a crossplane. The electronics may have been one of the worst, but many of the things said above are values even missing in the Quattroporte it was replaced with, let alone many other cars- considering all this people objectively do undervalue this car.
This guy is the best automotive TH-cam presenter I have seen hands down . If
He is also the writer you need to give him a raise and his own channel !
@@guyvanbrussel9772 The one hitting limiter is actually the automatic transmission :P
I came here to say he's annoying. Different strokes. Watch Mark on Savagegeese if you want the best presenter.
@@guyvanbrussel9772 Why is that bad?
@@guyvanbrussel9772 I don't think it is an issue on a modern engine as long as the transmission can take it, which the ZF torque converter auto can without a doubt.
💯 %agree
A million high fives on the exterior design. Agreed. It’s held up so well. Most beautiful $20k car in the world right now
Hideous to me
@@fredriksvard2603 bad taste, especially its rear is too good
Surprisingly very affordable
@@jasonn2284looks like it huh? Over $6k a year in maintenance is insane tho.
The Quattroporte was in fact underrated. It was a superb design and totally fulfilled its promises.
The most soulful sedan I've ever driven.
quadrifoglio is soul on wheels
@@jeffrey-f quadrifoglioglioglio
@@jeffrey-f It sounds nooowhwere as good as this
Totally agree 👍
Well, that's because you've never driven an AU Falcon.
I'm glad things are going well for Adam Sandler's brother.
They were GREAT until you wrote that comment. ;)
I'd argue things are going better for him, than for Adam Sandler.
I see it
Man that joke has legs, I’ve heard it for at least 5 years now
But we all agree, Jason is the better Adam, right?
And the Lancia Thema makes an appearance.
YES.
This is the reason why I watch these videos. Because the knowledge is there. Someone bothered to do research.
Thanks to the crew and Jason for that. It's really nice to see such dedication when it comes to a short video about cars.
The best Quattroporte review. Period. I had a 2009 and loved it. Got totaled by some kid hitting me head on. Will get another. Have seen so many reviews where people complain about the tech features or lack thereof. They certainly don't belong in one of these. Don't deserve one. Jason gets it so right.
Phill Rudd, according drummer lived in our town in New zealand for about 15 years, not uncommon to hear or see him driving g his toys around the beachfront on a su day morning ,, oh his toys? Well there was the ferrari f40 a real mean sound, but the car that always took first place with anyone that heard it was the quartoporte that was louder than the actual national exhaust sound allowance of 86dcb . Once you have heard that sound ( it's not a noise) you will always remember what car is attached to it❤❤❤
These pieces with Jason are by far the best thing Hagerty puts out on TH-cam.
Yes. The opposite of Farrah’s obnoxiousness
truer words have seldom being spoken....written
2:40 The quattroporte sounds fabulous even trundling around town below 30 mph. Thank you Jason for explaining how that came to be!
I couldn't agree more. I remember one passing me at slow speed as I was walking and it rearranged my internal organs 😂
This car deserves it’s flowers 💐
I remember how it was the slowest on the 1/4mile on top gear against it’s rivals at the time, But won the episode 🥇
This is a modern classic
I was a kid when the Maserati GT and QP came out. I thought these two were the most elegant and tasteful cars anybody could have. I still think the same.
Glad to see someone dispel that 50/50 weight distribution is 'perfect'. When accelerating you wish a rear weight bias for traction. Upon braking force is moved forward so a rear bias keep the center of rotation more towards the middle for cornering. My Lotus is 38/62. Given F1 cars can bias fore/aft the brakes they are in the 45/55 range to adjust as fuel loads and traction changes.
Oh Jason, oh now you’ve done it, you’ve mentioned the name. Now we all expect a full series on SAAB and what we and they haven’t understood about the company’s importance / impact. I look forward to your brilliance on those glorious Swedish weirdos.
Someone needs to do that video because I’ve never understood the love of Saabs. The only one I’ve ever wanted is actually a Subaru
@@nathanchildress5596 A lot of it has to do with how they combined practicality with a fun driving experience, all the while being perfectly normal-looking cars. I've liked them since I was little and eventually got to own one, an '03 Sedan, that's been with me everywhere. It's coming up on 170k miles and I'd never consider selling it.
"Perfectly normal looking cars". The only SAAB I ever saw that I'd call normal looking was the Chevy Malibu based 9-3.
Saab is Swedish brilliance at its peak
The Germans are overrated, when we have Koenigsegg
@@lukemallory7832 hey. Nice SAAB you have there.
Long live the Prancing Moose.
I drove one of these beauties for 6 years as a daily driver. Probably the best car I have ever driven, at least until now. Repairs are imminent and costly but I will never forget the feeling of driving her. Had to sell her because she emptied my wallet on fuel (the Netherlands)
Mines only broken down twice this year..... In fact, this year alone it's actually spent a total of 7 weeks in garages being repaired.
Jason. Thank you for providing the world with a video that does this absolute future classic the justice it deserves.
Now imagine if they made those with a gated manual. That would have held its value much better.
Sure, but no one would have bought it. You know the people who bought this new didn’t want to shift while stuck in traffic.
You can technically make one of these manual... Just start with a Duoselect one, then put the mechanical shift actuator from a M138 Coupe GT, mechanical clutch actuator, master cylinder and pedal from said Coupé GT, then figure out the interior and electronics
@@satsumagt5284 I feel like parts and labour would cost as much as the car itself.
@@Arthurzeiro the parts required aren’t really complex or big, and can be pulled off of a junk Coupe GT M138
On the Quattroporte maybe not because most buyers or all of them probably don't want to manually shift gear in a luxury sedan, however the Maserati GranTurismo on the other hand, that might be an option to do the conversion
The footage of the “original” one shows a Maserati Mexico which is an other model… with two doors
Came here to say this!
THIS!
Thumbnailer needs to be fired
Mexico was based on the Quattroporte - the front and dashboard are shared
Yes!! Thank you!!
I own this car almost 4 years never had any issues with it, still got it and love my car, the way it looks,amazing sound like no other i m still enjoying driving it just like first day
Thank you for this Jason! Always been a big fan of your writing. Your passion for cars is supremely evident in these videos.
I never realized how good this car seems to be. Way too underrated.
One THE worst depreciating cars ever made
Good luck with the maintenance and repair bills.
@@Bubbles99718 eh, if you don't already own one, no probs
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH To drive, man! To drive!
Depreciation and repair bills. Things people who know nothing about cars say.
😆 09+, these are highly reliable.
The Top Gear footage used was from one of my favorite episodes and this is a great use of it. WOW to the backroad driving footage...at somewhat extra-legal speeds, ahem! These cars are a relative bargain today. Great video, Jason!
Unfortunately there’s nothing relative about maintaining them.
"It's like a two-year-old child! It's really annoying most of the time-"
"-but if anyone tried to take it away from you, you'd kill them."
@@MrPrajitura so true
Thank you Jason... You just appreciated the value of my used Quattroporte..
Love your shows man. So much to learn about car history and presented in an awesome way
Since I drive a Quatroporte it makes me feel even more blessed after having seen this promotion
Could you attest to the scientific proof that the Quattroporte engine sound is in fact an aphrodisiac?
Most importantly, you make women horny. And some men.🤣🤣
@@scalawaggywakyman 100% confirmed.
This car mesmerized me as a kid, seeing a black maserati rumble out of a parking garage. Also fun fact, when you pulled up maserati's website they had a "hear it" button for the car that I would listen to, doesn't get more italian than that!
Jason, I just bought one of these a month ago and you 100% NAILED it. Great work!
My dad and I love this car so much. I own a 2007 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT and my dad has a 2009 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S. They are just absolutely amazing even though they do have their own issues. They are beautiful, they have an amazing engine and they are basically a Ferrari for the whole family. There is literally only one car that is on top of this one. I have still not come across a car apart from a Manual Lamborghini Murcielago that can beat this. The reason we chose theses particular model years was because they have the ZF transmission.
It's just fantastic to hear from people such as yourselves who know what they're talking about, and quote a particular gearbox as a major reason for choosing a car.
I LOVE my 2010 , Fuji white, with Camel interior. It's the BEST driving luxury sedan, hands down! I so enjoy it!
Is it easy to maintain such a beauty?
My bf just had a 2009 black one delivered yesterday. Can't wait to see it/go for a ride!
How much do you pay for insurance?
@@NuanDaa I'm not sure, I have it combined with other cars on a Progressive policy.
Cabflabbit, señor Cammisa! You’re such a f***in nerd and I love it! No weird vibes: I just appreciate that you are one of the people who decided to tell the world about cars! Keep it up, man! Love your perspective, your energy, and what you do!
Hi Jason, John from Australia here. Thank you for sharing the way YOU do, I always end up knowing more and being a bit smarter. Top work mate, keep the content flowing.
I love it. I'm so glad to see that Jason decided to show the old Top Gear clips of Jeremy Clarkson and the trio driving the Quatroporte. I love the great detailed explanations of the cars history and engineering. Thank you.
Ive daily driven a QP5 GTS for over 20,000 miles. My favorite car ever.
150.000km in 15 years.
Im glad you made this love letter to the QP. It was becoming forgotten.
Honestly one of the best sounding sedans of all time! Probably among the best sounding cars of all time as well. What a soundtrack!
I think you make some of the best if not the best automotive videos on you tube. Thank you for what you do!
Love these informative pieces! In your very distinctive JC style!! Keep it going!! I love your unique way of seeing and telling things
9:44 lmao, might be the greatest thing I'll ever hear in a car review.
Informative video with great vision. Love the colour combo. Thank you! 😊
Been binging on your content. This is easily my favorite car channel on YT
I did feel oddly good whenever I heard one of these drive by as a kid. Now I know I wasn't weird.
This thing sounds fantastic, I am not in love with the styling like Jason but I can forgive it because of that glorious sound.
I really enjoy your video’s Jason. Always great to watch.
What an excellent video this is! Love it! Great job Jason and team....now I want one!
Just yesterday I saw and heard one drive past, and needed an episode on this! Perfect timing!
I enjoy review that include remarks that make me laugh maniacally.
One of these comes from a review of a record album, one is from a review of a Quattroporte:
"...a dirty secret, a secret sin, a sinful pleasure..."
"...serenaded us with divine music and whipped us until we giggled..."
Thanks for adding to the repertoire with this lovely video about a magnificent car.
Even after watching Hoovie's tribulations (autocorrect is giving me tribbles), I feel like looking for one.
BTW, I know somewhere in Newport News where one of the originals has been rotting away in a garage for longer than most watching this video have been alive.
Just found these episodes yesterday and I’m hooked
I requested a ride to my daughters house to watch my Grandson. My Uber driver pulled up in a black Maserati Quattro. That was 8 years ago. I’m still feeling the powerful vibration and the sound is unforgettable. You have to experience the car ride
I always love this gen's Quattroporte shape, especially the Sport GTS version with NA 4.7L V8. 😍😍
Love this car especially the early ones.
One of the best looking 4door sedans ever 😍❤️
Excellent work, everyone. Jason, you and Haggerty are a great team. Best 10 minute show on the internet, just wish they came out more often or were longer. I need more.
But maybe that's the key to the quality we get.
The videos with Jason presenting cars and history of them are the best imop.
This my dream car, I was literally just thinking about and then I saw Jason's post on Insta with a link to this vid.. Thank you so much you made my day!!!
You won't regret it.
If you really want to enjoy the engine on TH-cam, Robbert Alblas DESERVES your attention
Jason I’m loving these vids. Thank you so much 😊
Thanks Jason. Been waiting on this once for a while!
The Maserati Quatrroporte GTS 4.7 & the GranCabrio MC Stradale also with the 4.7 engine are my two dream cars besides the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio to own at least once in my lifetime
Which Quadrifoglio?
G'day Jason. Thanks for the great video. I just want to say that my parents owned a Series 1 Quattroporte, AND a Maserati Mexico (the original QP example shown in the video), both at the same time. Both were great cars. I also have to say that buying a Maserati these days has to be the same as my Laverda Formula purchase - as I was looking at the bike, & thinking; "This is the wrong thing to do. I should not buy this bike, but I just have to have it." Thanks again.
Everything Jason graces with his touch turns to gold
That blip on the down shift was just gloriously arousing! Great video Jason 👍
Queste sono auto da sogno ! Sempre bellissime anche dopo tanti anni ! ✌️🇮🇹😄
As a Maserati fan boy…thank you for this video. These cars are so underrated because they have no tech compared to its German rivals.
These are some of the best episodes on the internet
Great stuff as always Jason. But if you're going to reference a study, you gotta put the link in the description! Can't wait to see more content from you
hello, i am looking for this study, any chance you know where to find it?
Fantastic video as always, Jason. This and the contemporary GranTurismo are tied in my book as some of the best-looking cars ever
Jason is on another level to other reviewers!
Great video and series! Keep em coming
Quality content as always. Thank you Jason!
100% of the men in the study had a hard-on for this car and in 60% of the cases it was not just a figurative one.
Most spot on comment ever mate, lol
Yep, that sound has me pitching a tent, metaphorically.
Loved the video on the QP, specially the part you pass a 25 miles speed limit sign doing probably 60 - Great work
Wow! The car and the narration!!! Top class, just so fun to watch..
I have this Gen Sport GTS and I love it more than my own internal organs!! It doesn’t get as much praise as it deserves!
Details.
Year
Price then
What do they go for now?
Thx. :)
It gets more praise than you realize. People are just shy. I have aftermarket muffler valves on mine which open up the exhaust even more and dude, it's pretty epic. It pops like gun shots if I let it.
@@Bubbles99718 2010 Grigio Granito (effectively gun metal gray) with black interior and CF driver zone, climate zone and under the door armrests). I got in 2015 for about 1/3 of MSRP. I’ve never looked to sell it but I think they’re going for $30-32K (US dollar/market) on avg. mine is lower mileage (not on purpose, it’s a car and I drive it, just haven’t driven as much with hard winters here)
ajaa I got you on your Italian pronunciation!! Quattro Porte means 4 DoorSSSS, plural! every feminine word in plural end with "e".
I still love you
Also Thema would be pronounced like English “thay-muh”….not “tay-muh”.
@@playboyv12 n
Its something I have in my garage just to listen to from time to time . Its amazing !
After 3 series i subscribed. Well done guys
I remember seeing these as a kid when they were new and I've always thought it was so wild being such an understated and under styled car but it sounded like the Ferraris I loved.
It doesnt sound like a Ferrari, which makes it even better for it IMO.
@@ChaosphereIX it sounds just like a Ferrari from 750rpms until 3850rpms. After that, it changes into something very unique.
Oh great, another car added to list of things I must buy!
This is becoming one of the best car TH-cam channels
the lighting and editing for this garage is the best on any car film of any kind
The spanking of the limiter oh my god i think i had an accident
I bought one of these used with the F1 trans because I had no interest in driving an automatic. It's amazing, and actually it sounds better because you hear those manual shifts instead of the sloppy-sounding automatic ones. The clutch is a problem but not as bad as quoted, since that average lifespan includes tons of drivers who were treating it like automatic and burning through it. ZF is still the way to go if you want a practical car, plus some of the later models (like 09) have better / more reliable parts that I envy.
You're still driving an automatic
@@N1120A Yeah true, I mean, no interest in driving a slushbox. DCT might've been fine but still not the same.
I've since then bought a ZF GranTurismo S mainly for my wife to drive, and I still feel the same way about it. Despite being 2-door and having the larger engine, it's not nearly as much fun to drive. It feels more like a Mercedes. Still love driving it, though.
This is piece of automotive journalism is hands down one of the greatest reviews on youtube of all time.
A masterpiece of video congrats and thank you so much!
My favorite sedan of modern times without doubt. If I would find a bag of cash on the street today, my new daily driver would be a Quattroporte by tomorrow.
Massive depreciation. Probably get 1 for under 20k
@@Bubbles99718 I think the facelifts with the zf auto are a more like 30/35k in good shape. Here in Europe at least. The real money pit is going to be the maintanance though..
@@rvr4617 I've owned mine for 2 years. Not a money pit at all. It's more reliable than my jeep.
@@Bubbles99718 You don't know much about cars do you.
The depreciation ended already on the 2009+ models. Which is the one showed.
@@matt33876 Depreciation ended?
Is that supposed to mean something?
Having owned one of the later model GTS's, 2016, I can say they do have a very distinct sound that you will recognize any place. The only down side of owning a Maserati is the maintenance. It was common to spend at least $2k-$3k yearly in maintenance for the car. And that was driving it well below the 12k average miles per year. You also have the same interior issues as seen in Ferrari, sticky buttons are still an issue as with the leather dash starting to lift at the edges. If you plan on owning one be sure to budget in your maintenance costs.
That sounds like less than the average bmw
@@fredriksvard2603
Lol if true 🔱
This is the best Petrolhead content on YT these days. Thanks!
Please Jason, make an episode on the classic mini. So much history to be told, the first 997cc cooper S engine made by John Cooper from spare parts (which was awful), the high revving 970cc and 1070cc, the rally pedigree, the OHC A series that never was, multiple take overs, the insane ERA Turbo.... So much to be said about this absolute gem of a car, a classless icon that literally changed affordable performance as we know it.