Sep 1

This Maserati is a VERY long way from the “Birdcage”

When did Maserati start building tanks? I have this Quattroporte in the shop and my god, it’s huge. We had to remove the wheels to send them out for reconditioning and my mid-rise scissor lift had all it could do to lift the tires off the ground. I took an aerial shot to give a better idea of the scale of this behemoth. This is one Italian that needs to cut some of the pasta from its diet.

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Sep 1, 2026

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Replies (21)

· Sep 1

A former client had a Granturismo.
The exhaust note will make your pants tight.

· Sep 1

It does sound fantastic. Though not quite as good inside the car as it does outside.

· Sep 1

I've been in a few modern Maseratis and they're all large on the outside but cramped on the inside, especially the rear. I test drove the Ghibli a few years back (I know it is smaller) and the Grecale. They just have a poor use of space when you look at the plastic surrounds to the B-pillars or seat track ends or footwells or trunk enclosures, etc. Actually a woman with a Ghibli parks next to me at times currently. There's also lot of room at the front end behind the grille and facia, probably making parking a challenge. I didn't think there was a huge weight penalty. They always sound great at start-up though...

· Sep 1

I will say, the seats and general ergonomics in this car are horrible. Really not what you want in a grand touring car.

· Sep 1

I will say that in a sea of crap that all looks identical something will catch my eye and it will be a Maserati or a Jag. Both cars that I can't afford to service.

· Sep 1

The Maseratis are certainly nice looking but if I were looking for a big touring sedan, the Germans do it better. There is a night and day difference between this car and an S-class Mercedes. I’d never spend my own money on either, but still.

· Sep 1

In my salad days I bought my wife a new R500 Mercedes. Brand new. Was in the shop more in 2 years than my last 3 F150 trucks combined.

· Sep 1

Yeah, like I said, not with my money.

· Sep 1

Not horrible. Although I guess it looks identical to a Tesla S. Maybe I take back my previous post.

· Sep 1

Speaking of Jag, they still have the styling. Did they pivot back? I thought after their advertising rebrand they were going to go out of business.

· Sep 1

I haven’t even seen any of the newer Jags in person, seems like there’s very few of them around. I suspect that they’re depending on the Land Rover brand to keep them afloat.

· Sep 1

Analysis of rebrand: By launching a highly radical campaign before debuting actual products, Jaguar created a massive narrative vacuum. This vacuum was quickly filled by public confusion, mockery from tech and automotive industry leaders, and intense political polarization

Honestly, it was so bad I thought they would just give up.

· Sep 2

My sister-in-law had this Jag SUV for the last 5-6 years. She finally sold it not knowing if they'd remain in business. I've driven it. It's OK. Not too inspiring and not as exciting handling as a BMW, Maserati, Porsche or Alfa SUV. I hate the rotary knob for transmission selector. The controls and trim were just so-so. Not the luxury feel of the prior 30 years unfortunately.

· Sep 2

Speaking of Birdcage Maseratis, I just learned that you can actually buy a die cast model of a birdcage space frame. For the car nerd that has everything.

· Sep 2

A Mercedes 300SL is basically a birdcage also. Great for racing but not so much for restoring.

· Sep 2

I can imagine how difficult they’d be to restore if they’d ever sustained damage. Straightening that back out would be a nightmare. Probably would just need to set them up on a jig and replace whole sections from scratch.

· Sep 2

Wonder how strong the algorithm is? My Facebook feed has innuendo about 60% of the Maserati deanships in the US had zero sales last month. Don't believe everything you see on the internet but the doom machine becomes self fulfilling.

· Sep 3

Look at the size difference between the Quattroporte and an M550i. And if I had my pick, I’d take the BMW anyhow.

· Sep 3

Wow. Is it really that much bigger is it the angle of the photo?

· Sep 3

The Maserati is a bit further forward but if you look at the width of the windshield is the telling thing. It’s honestly about as wide as a full-size truck.

· Sep 3

It looks like it is that much smaller. 8” less wheelbase, a foot shorter overall and a few inches narrower.