Yearly Archives: 2019

The second generation Quattroporte, the Tipo AM123, arrived in 1974 and was a Citroen era car and as such was based on an extended Citroen SM chassis. It was in effect a re-skinned SM, using the 3-litre V6 engine that Maserati had supplied Citroen for that model. It was also front-drive with Citroen’s hydro-pneumatic suspension…

The Quattroporte as a nameplate is now nearly 60 years old! The first one was spawned out of a specially built 5000GT for the Aga Khan in the early 1960s. The Prince was renowned for ordering bespoke cars and he loved Maserati. The 5000GT was a two door coupe and Maserati could see demand for…