● 4.7 V8 power is unrestrained, and acceleration belongs to linear comfort guidance.
Following the tradition, the 4.2-liter V8 naturally aspirated engine painted in blue has reached 4.7 liters after the cylinder is enclosed. With the improvement of power, it is replaced with a red painted cylinder head representing fiery performance, symbolically showing the higher level and power output of S. Combined with the six-speed automatic manual transmission developed in cooperation with ZF gearbox factory in Germany, it constitutes the most basic transmission setting of President S with rear wheel drive.
"According to the tradition of Maserati, the 4.2-liter V8 engine with blue painted cylinder head reaches 4.7 liters after including the cylinder."
After successively experiencing the president of 4.2 V8 power, as well as the Gran Turismo S and President S of 4.7 V8 power lineup, we can find that the acceleration response of the three vehicles is slightly different in the linear acceleration response of the natural intake engine with large displacement, although the same natural intake setting is adopted. Using the same ZF six-speed automatic manual transmission, the transmission characteristics presented by President S are actually close to those of the previous president, which is a more comfortable and linear sprint force, and the 4.7 V8 power shows a more vigorous and abundant acceleration force on this basis.
"Strong rear driving force is firmly controlled by MSP stabilization system"
However, with the same 4.7 V8 power heart, the acceleration rhythm is definitely more agile and aggressive than that of President S after changing to Gran Turismo S, whose vehicle weight is reduced by about 100kg, and adding a six-speed self-propelled dual-clutch sequential electronic gearbox, and of course it also represents a more obvious acceleration experience. This can be seen from President S’s contribution of 5.4 seconds at 0-100km/h and Grant Turismo’s promotion to 4.9 seconds. However, the loss of the east corner has been rewarded, and the ZF six-speed automatic manual transmission is actually more suitable for the comfortable driving and riding needs set by President S; On the contrary, Gran Turismo’s serial electronic gearbox with double dry clutches, when a file is shifted to the second gear, the shift feeling that appears at the moment when the clutch is switched, and the MC-Shift file-changing mode that caters to the competitive driving setting, may not be suitable for emphasizing the president S, the buyer of luxury sports car in the back seat.
"In the corner, except that the body feels the G force transfer, the car body does not sway obviously."
The powerful rear driving force is firmly controlled by MSP stability system, which finely restrains the over-steering characteristics of rear driving which is easy to occur when the driver applies excessive throttle amplitude on the curve section. The real skill of MSP system is fully displayed in the general mode when the test drive president S encounters wet and slippery mountain road on the same day. President S deliberately maintains the neutral steering characteristics which is easy to master and the system reliability which extends the chassis limit. Even when trying to increase the speed when cornering, the MSP stability system will intervene in time, so that the exterior slip characteristic of the president S’s rear-wheel drive won’t suddenly "explode". Instead, the process will make the driver feel the gradual linkage between the throttle and the exterior slip of the rear. After getting familiar with this characteristic, it will be easier for the driver to control the steering range of cornering.
"In Sport mode, President S, who is obviously tough and has a gross vehicle weight approaching 1.9 tons, makes a slight body roll."
In addition to the excellent chassis tracking, the additional equipment for challenging various corners also includes Skyhook active suspension system carried by President S. Through the electronic adjustment design of the damping coefficient of the shock absorber, the sufficient supporting force required for the dense transfer of the center of gravity of the car body when hanging on the curved road section is strengthened in time. Especially when switching to Sport mode, Skyhook suspension system, which can make the chassis obviously tough, makes an admirable slight body roll range for President S, whose total vehicle weight is close to 1.9 tons and the vehicle length is nearly 5.1 meters. In corners, except for the body feeling G force transfer, the body does not sway obviously. It can be said that thanks to the sufficient suspension system to cope with the cornering movement, President S has a good car body rigidity, so that he can fully exert his combat power.
● A luxurious low-key performance
The Sport GT S, the flagship performance version of the small modified president car department, has been finalized and will be published in north american auto show this year, so that the president S, who is also equipped with 4.7 V8 power, is suddenly robbed of a lot of elegance. However, President S still has his own irreplaceable characteristics-"luxury low-key performance". Without the red trident, we can’t stop the dazzling effect of the brand-new light group, and the sports chassis that has not been deliberately strengthened can’t underestimate the solid skill of President S’s unique 49:51 front and rear rear weighted rear drive chassis combined with the surging power of 4.7 V8. Finally, despite the cockpit built with a new generation of multimedia system and more luxury equipment, President S is deliberately hidden in a low-key manner, just like the president’s appearance design, President S is still a top-class four-door touring car full of luxury feelings.