Q Up

The new Quattroporte follows a slightly tweaked recipe to give you a masterpiece.

- Raunak Ajinkya

The Quattroporte GTS. I remember my first tryst with it not too long ago. Maserati was finally down in India and the enormous vehicle was at my place for a review shortly after. I’d gotten tingly just looking at it. That enormous, sleek machine was mine to do with as I pleased for the next few days, and I had absolutely no idea what to do with it. Do I drive it around like a mad man and flog that V8 for all it was worth, or do I silently cruise the night looking for debters to stuff into my boot? The struggle was real with that one.

Fast forward to a few months ago, and I was back in the GTS’ seat. This time, Maserati wanted us to drive the thing in a more planned route. Sadly enough, there was nothing on the itinerary that said that we could pretend to be part of the mafia for the night. That said, the displeasure was relieved thanks to the lovely route that was planned up a mountain. Life could be worse, I suppose. This was the new Quattroporte, mind, with subtle revisions to the interior and exterior. What I’m absolutely thankful for is the fact that Maserati didn’t follow the route so many others have by downsizing the engine.