According to Maserati, the new Quattroporte Sport GT S “sets another milestone in terms of sportiness in the high performance luxury sedan segment,” and it also seems to be going for a record for one car’s number of syllables.

Suitable then that it takes more than just a couple of changes to be able to append that “S” to the regular Quattroporte Sport GT.

Torque remains the same, but the 4.8-liter V8 is cranks out 433 hp, eight ponies over the regular model. And you get that horsepower a tad later – the engine’s rev limit is 7,200 rpm, but you won’t get every one of those ponies in action until 7,000 rpm. The transmission software has also been recalibrated for more engaging shifts in three different modes. The suspension has been lowered, stiffened, and imbued with passive damping for higher cornering speeds and improved response. And the sport exhaust has pneumatic valves that render a “deep, throaty, and captivating sound” through large, twin-oval tailpipes.

Aesthetically, the Maser’s big black snout gets concave vertical fins and a trident with red trim, the headlights are finished in metallic titanium, and the door handles are body-colored. Inside, new M-design seats come in perforated leather paired with Alcantara, and a standard trim called Titantex, which must have come from the marketing department. Slightly cheesy, but definitely beautiful. The entire package sits on 20-inch wheels. You can read all about it in the press release after the jump, and check out the gallery of high-res photos below.

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Maserati releases a video on the GranTurismo S displaying a powerful version of their sport-luxury vehicle. The video shows exciting footage of the GranTurismo S in action.

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There’s really only one thing Maserati could have done to make us want its GranTurismo more than we already did. And from the looks of things, they hit the nail right on the head with the GranTurismo S, the more powerful, more hardcore version of the sport-luxury tourer that the Trident marque unveiled recently at the Geneva Motor Show. In the video after the jump, witness awe-inspiring footage of the GranTurismo S playing ever so gracefully along snaking roads and slow-motion splashing puddles. We’re keeping a space in the Autoblog Garage perpetually free in anticipation of this one.

Gallery: Geneva 2008: Maserati GranTurismo S

[Source: Maserati via Carscoop]

Originally by Noah Joseph from Autoblog on March 18, 2008, 10:59am