The Quattroporte was a scientifically proven aphrodisiac, Revelations with Jason Cammisa, Ep. 12

The Maserati Quattroporte V was developed while Ferrari owned the company, under the guidance of Enzo The Second, Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo. It used a Ferraribuilt V8 whose sound was, thanks to a 2008 study, scientifically proven to increase sexual arousal. This is just the beginning of its appeal though the Quattroporte wasn t a homerun at first. Thanks to the Ferrari influence, it used a singleclutch automated manual transaxle called Automated manuals were, mercifully, a shortlived fad in sports cars, and in heavy luxury sedans, they worked even less well. Drive a Quattroporte 12, 000 miles per year and you re looking at 500 per month just in clutch wear. Luckily, after FIAT took control of Maserati away from Ferrari, it reengineered a huge portion of the car to fit a conventional 6speed automatic. And the Automatica then gave the fifthgeneration Quattroporte a chance at being the bestdriving fullsize luxury sports sedan of all time. Which it became. Especially in Sport GTS