"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
09/10/2020 at 16:17 • Filed to: None
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"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
09/10/2020 at 16:17 • Filed to: None | 3
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Maseratis are fat, heavy, ugly and always a bit shit and owned by image conscious old white men even more than Ferraris are and they’re one of those rare companies like GM where people talk about their crippling quality control issues in terms of specific eras but there are no eras where it was acceptable.
I’m not sure there’s ever really been a good Maserati or even one that I like. Except the MC12 of course but that hardly exists and hardly counts.
But this is a handsome car. It’s hard to find fault with even if it doesn’t quite set the world on fire like some of the
new Astons.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 16:29 |
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Are you me? Because I pretty much feel the same way about this car.
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 16:35 |
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The MC12 is an awesome car, but it’s about as much of
a Maserati as the
Cygnet was an Aston Martin.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 16:36 |
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It’s a beauty.
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 16:41 |
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Yeah I’ve never been a Maserati fan either. They’ve always seemed overpriced for vehicles with outdated tech and less performance.
Soul? yeah Passion? sure. Worth it? Uh no.
Sadly, not even the new car moves the needle for me. It seems like too little, too late. It doesn’t look better or outperform anything else for the price.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 16:45 |
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It’s not wrong.
But it isn’t particularly right.
As much of a fan of mid-engined cars as I am... I would so easily buy a Ferrari Roma over this car, on looks alone.
Not even other people’s looks... just based on which one I would turn around and walk backwards away from when I park it... just to get another last look.
And I highly doubt the driving experience difference would significantly circumvent the aesthetics.
Arrivederci
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 16:47 |
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It’s handsome, I especially like the derriere. I don’t know what Maserati is thinking when it comes to wheel design, though, these just don’t look good at all. Fortunately a very easy fix.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 17:28 |
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I’d like one of these with an engine swap.
Mike Farber
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 17:39 |
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Back of it looks like a beefed up Stinger
Chariotoflove
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 17:40 |
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I love Maseratis. They make cars like the gran tourismo and cabrio with a gorgeous styling no one else had. You can get the Ferrari engine without the ugly and overwrought styling of most modern Ferraris and their hideous interiors. The Quattroporte is an Italian style executive sedan that sets itself apart from the usual MB etc. The Ghibli is good looking, practical, Italian style for every day driving.
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Mike Farber
> Nauraushaun
09/10/2020 at 17:41 |
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Maserati touts on their website that it’s their “first ever supercar”
The friggin’ ENZO-based MC12: *Italian hands* “Am I a joke to you?”
Amoore100
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/10/2020 at 18:01 |
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4 door SM or go home
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Amoore100
09/10/2020 at 18:26 |
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I love the tank though, I grew up in Manoa and this guy had a brown one. I had no idea what it was back then. I looked in it one time, it’s like a living room in there. I’d just LS swap it and be done with the mess they probably are.
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Nauraushaun
> Chariotoflove
09/20/2020 at 16:31 |
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I would counter that the Gran Turismo
was never that pretty and was always overweight, that the Quattroporte is poorly built and the Ghibli is even worse. I think they want to be as you describe, with Ferrari-ish sedans and such, but the execution is way below par.
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Chariotoflove
> Nauraushaun
09/20/2020 at 20:35 |
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It’s okay if you don’t agree, but I think the Gran Turismo is one of the prettiest cars of modern times, the QP and Ghibli are amongst the most handsome sedans of our generation.