The Maserati Trebor: A Rare and Exclusive Executive Car
There is only one cool executive car, and that is the Maserati Trebor tape. It's the most exclusive with just 170 sold in the UK. Its design is striking but not showy, a testament to its understated elegance. The engine is a 4.2 liter V8 with strong links to Ferrari, producing incredible power that propels this car from 0 to 60 in just 5.2 seconds.
However, despite its impressive credentials, I wouldn't want to own one simply because of the gearbox. First drives revealed a gearbox that gave flappy pedals a bad name – it couldn't change gear without giving you whiplash. This was a major flaw that made owning this car a stressful experience. But, Maserati has now released a new version of the Quattroporte Sport GT, which addresses this issue.
The new Quattroporte Sport GT features a radically overhauled gearbox, billed as one of those F1-style manual gearboxes with an electronic shift system. This means that the car can change up and down smoothly, without the jerky movements that plagued its predecessor. I had the chance to test this new gearbox, and I was pleased to report that it works like a charm.
The first few gears were smooth, with barely any noticeable pause between each gear change. The transmission was able to switch gears seamlessly, allowing me to keep both hands on the wheel at all times. This made driving around town a pleasure, without worrying about the car jerking or jolting. However, I did find that the automatic mode worked well at low speeds, but I couldn't wait to try out the Sport Auto mode.
When I pressed the sport button, the gear change speed increased by 20%, and the RPMs reached around 7,000. The transition from second to third was slick, with a noticeable pause before the car shifted into the next gear. While it wasn't perfect – there was still a slight jerk – this was an improvement over its predecessor.
I did notice that the manual mode was slightly different from what I've experienced in other cars. There were two manual modes: normal and sport. In sport, the gear changes were 60% faster than in the basic manual mode. However, I couldn't help but feel that a proper manual transmission would have been better – after all, those are the ones that real car enthusiasts crave.
There was still one concern about this flappy paddle gearbox: the life expectancy of clutches. Since it's not a traditional manual transmission, there's always a risk that the clutches might wear out faster than expected. This is something to consider when owning such a car. Nevertheless, in terms of smoothness, the new gearbox excelled, allowing me to keep both hands on the wheel at all times, which was reassuring when driving aggressively.
The Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT now has one of my favorite flappy paddle gearboxes, and it's now a car that I can recommend if you've got an eighty-thousand-five-hundred-and-fifty-pound budget to spare.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthere is only one cool executive car the Maserati Trebor tape it's the most exclusive with just 170 sold in the UK it's the best design striking but not showy it's got the best engine a 4.2 liter v8 with strong links to Ferrari and it's the quickest nought to 60 in 5.2 seconds but I wouldn't want one for one simple reason the gearbox it was hopeless first drives revealed sort of gearbox that gave flappy pedals a bad name it simply couldn't change gear without giving you whiplash but now there's a new version the Quattroporte Sport GT I don't care that the GT comes with a black chrome grille I don't care that they've changed the front bumper a bit all I care about is what's billed as a radically overhaul gearbox and so ladies and gentlemen this is going to be a road test of the gearbox and it's no ordinary auto box either this is one of those f1 style manual gearboxes with an electronic shift system if this car now changes up and down smoothly but it's finally something I couldn't recommend so gearchange number one that was second that was smooth where's third well these are very smooth gear changes I don't think you could expect for anything better than that they're slow this is in the basic auto mode and I can't see any problem driving around town it's not going to jerk the gin and tonic out of my passengers so far so good at low speeds the automatic change works well but what happens if you're going a bit quicker time to head out of town and try the sport auto mode but I think I've got the wrong way I in a three point term which gives me a chance to check out how quickly we can find reverse pull up one finger pedal away which the ones these flappy pedals where you had to get reversed to pull everything into neutral and panic and it would take ages you by the time you've been t-boned by the articulated lorry coming down the street so we now press our sport button which apparently speeds up the gear change now it's about 20% faster and about 7,000 rpm it's slick from second to third with a got a long pause but not too much of a jerk so I think if I'm really gonna use the 400 horsepower it's time to forget all this auto stuff let's go to manual there are two manual modes normal or sport and in sport the gear changes are at their very fastest the gear change is a 60% faster than in that basic manual mode of course I have to say I would still prefer a proper manual but got reporters don't come with those and there's still a slight concern with all these flappy-paddle gearbox is they the life expectancy of clutches isn't as high as it isn't a manual it's always something you have to think about but in terms of smoothness the gearbox is now excellent changing up and down quickly by letting you keep both hands on the wheel at all times which is nicely reassuring when you're pressing on in the wings so the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT now has one of my favourite flappy paddle gearbox is and it's now a car you can buy if you've got eighty thousand five hundred and fifty pounds to spare youthere is only one cool executive car the Maserati Trebor tape it's the most exclusive with just 170 sold in the UK it's the best design striking but not showy it's got the best engine a 4.2 liter v8 with strong links to Ferrari and it's the quickest nought to 60 in 5.2 seconds but I wouldn't want one for one simple reason the gearbox it was hopeless first drives revealed sort of gearbox that gave flappy pedals a bad name it simply couldn't change gear without giving you whiplash but now there's a new version the Quattroporte Sport GT I don't care that the GT comes with a black chrome grille I don't care that they've changed the front bumper a bit all I care about is what's billed as a radically overhaul gearbox and so ladies and gentlemen this is going to be a road test of the gearbox and it's no ordinary auto box either this is one of those f1 style manual gearboxes with an electronic shift system if this car now changes up and down smoothly but it's finally something I couldn't recommend so gearchange number one that was second that was smooth where's third well these are very smooth gear changes I don't think you could expect for anything better than that they're slow this is in the basic auto mode and I can't see any problem driving around town it's not going to jerk the gin and tonic out of my passengers so far so good at low speeds the automatic change works well but what happens if you're going a bit quicker time to head out of town and try the sport auto mode but I think I've got the wrong way I in a three point term which gives me a chance to check out how quickly we can find reverse pull up one finger pedal away which the ones these flappy pedals where you had to get reversed to pull everything into neutral and panic and it would take ages you by the time you've been t-boned by the articulated lorry coming down the street so we now press our sport button which apparently speeds up the gear change now it's about 20% faster and about 7,000 rpm it's slick from second to third with a got a long pause but not too much of a jerk so I think if I'm really gonna use the 400 horsepower it's time to forget all this auto stuff let's go to manual there are two manual modes normal or sport and in sport the gear changes are at their very fastest the gear change is a 60% faster than in that basic manual mode of course I have to say I would still prefer a proper manual but got reporters don't come with those and there's still a slight concern with all these flappy-paddle gearbox is they the life expectancy of clutches isn't as high as it isn't a manual it's always something you have to think about but in terms of smoothness the gearbox is now excellent changing up and down quickly by letting you keep both hands on the wheel at all times which is nicely reassuring when you're pressing on in the wings so the Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT now has one of my favourite flappy paddle gearbox is and it's now a car you can buy if you've got eighty thousand five hundred and fifty pounds to spare you\n"
