Citing low customers' satisfaction with the existent semiautomatic gearbox that comes with the
Maserati Quattroporte as standard equipment,
Maserati's CEO Karl Heinz Kalbfell promised to add a conventional automatic transmission as an option.
Posted by: nektotigra on 27/03/06 The main problem with current semiautomatic gearbox is that it was designed by
Ferrari's engineers for so called 'active drivers', i.e. those drivers who like to switch gears manually but don't want to bother with a clutch pedal. It has an 'automatic' mode too, but performs so poorly that many customers started to complain that every gearshift in automatic mode comes with unpleasant jerks and lurches. Some dealers even say that current transmission hampers sails, especially in a category of older people who got used to drive a
Mercedes or a
BMW.
Auto Week says, that the new automatic gearbox will be available some time next year.
Photo:
seriouswheels.com
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