QUATTROPORTEDIESEL TheQuattroporte's2,987ccV6turbodieselenginedevelops202kW(275HP)anddeliversan impressive600Nmoftorquetopermitaccelerationfrom0to100km/hinjust6.4seconds. Maserati'sengineershavedevelopedasophisticatedcommonraildirectinjectionfuelsystemfor thenewturbodieselfromVMMotoriofCento,nearFerrara,operatingatapressureof2000bar andincorporatingshortdwelltimeinjectors.Themultiplesequentialinjectionspermittedbythe newsystemmeanhighperformance,betterresponseandcleaneremissions.Theengineis alsofittedwithavariablegeometryturbowithballbearingsforminimumfrictionandturbolag andasteelexhaustmanifoldwithAirGaptechnologyforhigherexhausttemperaturesandhigher energygasflow.Theseadvancedtechnologiesenabletheenginetoproduceahighspecific poweroutput. TheturbodieselQuattroportealsofeaturesStart&Stoptechnology,whichcanreduce,byupto 6%,fuelconsumptionandCO2emissions,dependingonrouteandtrafficintensity.TheStart& Stopsystemswitchesofftheenginewhenthecarstopsandstartsitagainassoonasthebrake pedalisreleased.

InItaly,theQuattroportedieselwillbeavailableintwoversions:202kW(275HP)and184kW (250HP). IthasalwaysbeenpossibletorecogniseaMaseratifromitsdistinctiveenginesound,andthe QuattroportedieselisnoexceptionthankstoMaserati'snewActiveSoundsystem!Two acousticactuatorsinstalledneartheexhaustpipesaccentuatethedistinctivesoundofthe engineandmodulateitaccordingtothewayinwhichthecarisdriven.Ifthedriverpressesthe Sportbuttononthecentraltunnel,theenginenotebecomesevenmorethrilling. Thesoundproducedbytheexhaustsystemperfectlymatchesvehicledynamics,beingloudbut discretesinceverylowrpmandfullysatisfyingcustomersearsduringvehicleprogression. Atkeyon,inNORMALmodethefullbodiedsoundispleasant.InSPORTmode,thesoundis modifiedtogetherwithothervehiclesetupstofurtherimprovevehiclesportydynamicsand becomeslouder,widerandclearlysportive. Theresultis,forbothcaroccupantsandoutsidelisteners,anharmonicandvigoroussound, typicallyrecognisedworldwideasTheMaseratiSound.