Some cars have touches of wood trim, plonked haphazardly down because “wood means luxurious, right?” Here, though, wood is used to denote proper, genuine craftsmanship. With plastic and metal any little flaws and inaccuracies can be easily … foibles like weird control layouts and odd driving postures couldn’t be allowed to spoil the party. The thing is, though, this car can’t be fairly compared with the big German dreadnaughts, because it really isn’t that kind of car. … …

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Driven; Maserati Quattroporte;- Sex and Violence