The Maserati Quattroporte V was developed while Ferrari owned the company, under the guidance of Enzo The Second, Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo.

It used a Ferraribuilt V8 whose sound was, thanks to a 2008 study, scientifically proven to increase sexual arousal.

This is just the beginning of its appeal — though the Quattroporte wasn't a homerun at first. Thanks to the Ferrari influence, it used a singleclutch automated manual transaxle called "DuoSelect."

Automated manuals were, mercifully, a shortlived fad in sports cars, and in heavy luxury sedans, they worked even less well. Drive a Quattroporte 12,000 miles per year and you're looking at $500 per month just in clutch wear.

Luckily, after FIAT took control of Maserati away from Ferrari, it reengineered a huge portion of the car to fit a conventional 6speed automatic. And the Automatica then gave the fifthgeneration Quattroporte a chance at being the bestdriving fullsize luxury sports sedan of all time.

Which it became. Especially in Sport GTS trim.

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