Maserati Quattroporte 4900
- 1978
- 48.000 km
- Original
- CH title
- CH taxes paid
- Sold
Considered a - businessman's Maserati - the Quattroporte III was launched by newly empowered Maserati chief Alejandro de Tomaso and his design staff in 1976.
This was a rear wheel drive car, powered by a large V8 engine. It was important to de Tomaso that there was an Italian vehicle to compete with vehicles like the recently launched Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9.
The Quattroporte III marked the last of the hand-built Italian cars for specialised markets. All exterior joints and seams were filled to give a seamless appearance.
In 1976, Giorgetto Giugiaro presented two ItalDesign show cars on Maserati platforms, called the Medici I and Medici II. The latter in particular featured hallmarks which would make it into the production of the third-generation Quattroporte.
By the end of 1976, Maserati announced the Quattroporte III - Tipo AM 330 -, which took much from the Medici show cars, based on Maserati's Kyalami coupé, which in turn was based on the De Tomaso Longchamp.
In 1976 the Quattroporte III was launched as - 4porte - with a 4.2 litre engine producing 251 bhp, later 238 bhp. Also available was a 4.9 litre V8 282 bhp engine.
One distinguishing characteristic of the vehicle was its lavish interior. In 1979 the Quattroporte got its true name back and was built with the 4.2 litre and a new 4.9 litre engine.
The latter initially had a three-speed Borg-Warner automatic transmission, soon replaced by a Chrysler Torqueflite gearbox. The smaller engine was phased out in 1981.
In 1986, the Maserati Royale, an ultra-luxury version of the Quattroporte III, was taken into production. In all, 2.141 Quattroporte IIIs were produced, one of them for Italian presidential use. Production ceased in 1990.
Maserati Shamal
- 1991
- 22.015 km
- No 014/369
- CH title
- CH taxes paid
- € 85.000
Maserati MC12 Stradale
- 2005
- 9.000 km
- Original
- CH title
- CH taxes paid
- On request
Maserati Merak 3000 SS
- 1981
- 38.000 km
- AM122.A.US.2826
- CH, EU, US title
- CH, EU, US taxes paid
- Sold
Maserati 3500 GT Spider Vignale
- 1961
- 118.000 km
- Original
- EU title
- EU taxes paid
- Sold
Maserati Ghibli 4700 Spyder by Giordanengo
- 1969
- 72.000 km
- Restored
- EU title
- EU taxes paid
- Sold
Maserati 3200 GT
- 2000
- 18.500 km
- Original
- EU title
- EU taxes paid
- Sold
Maserati Quattroporte 2.8
- 1997
- 39.000 km
- Original
- CH title
- CH taxes paid
- Sold
Maserati Shamal
- 1995
- 24.000 km
- Original
- EU title
- EU/CH taxes paid
- Sold
Maserati Biturbo 2.5 E
- 1985
- 81.000 km
- Original
- CH title
- CH taxes paid
- Sold
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