Jim Butler Maserati

Nov 16, 2022

Many consumers “in the know” choose to try to be rational when they make their decisions with a sensible influence dictating the outcome of any large purchase.  If you are in the market for a brand-new car, there are issues such as usability, space and comfort, and reliability that all have their own deciding factors in what you may take home with you off a car lot. Much like a Christmas tree itself, there are numerous different varieties and options to mull over!

Along with sugar plums and holiday wish lists, there may be a fast large sedan dancing in your head as a perfect shaken snowglobe of a New Year’s dream come true. If that just happens to be the case, all of us here at Jim Butler Maserati of Saint Louis know the perfect item for you to unwrap that just might not quite fit under the tree. The Maserati Quattroporte in its top-shelf trim is the pavement trouncing and luxurious Trofeo, waiting to find its way into your holiday to-do-list as appealing as gingerbread and that ski trip to Aspen you have been putting off since the pandemic!

In a world where more sedans are becoming what gear patrol referred to as “optimized bars of soap”, the Quattroporte is guaranteed to evoke a sense of nostalgia that is always memorable and deserted Highway focused. It may not be as sappy as Chevy Chase watching old movies in the Attic during the famed “Christmas Vacation” film, but the sultry Italian looks that slightly resemble its relative in the form of the Ghibli have the undeniable power to win many over immediately. 

After firing it up, one will notice that the steering is very light, and there is a type of delicacy that is possessed by the car’s rivals off the line. The brake pedal has a sponginess to it that is a bit strange at first, but once you locate just where the recalibration has led to pedal bite, there’s a noticeable and airy reassurance much like landing gear in a plane. The exciting act of pitching the Quattroporte aggressively in a corner doesn’t result in “flat” handling, compared by the test driver of the hour to an expertly engineered sled that can rip through turns ruthlessly and quietly. 

Unlike many other sedans of the time, the Trofeo sends all its power to the rear wheels, resulting in what many driving connoisseurs enjoy as “consistently wicked fun”. Once you find a long enough road, the Quattroporte Trofeo tops out at 203 miles an hour, ravishingly bringing to life everything pure and good left in the driving world today. We know that as your loved ones and friends are preparing to spend the greatest time of year with you, there will always be a positive use for acceleration that qualifies as not only icebreaking, but mistletoe and gift-wrapped Earthshaking!