Interesting youtube vid, as it obviously shows some process and how some of
the italian feel for tender details was sacrificed to a mucho german productionisation.
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I try to visualize my point with the two pictures above. They show 3 points in which
the serial car deviates from the rendering. Main point of interest being the black bolster
on the rear door that ends abruptly now but enclosed the rear seats fluently in the sketch.
The other two are the language of the seats, that changed from elegant dress like collar
to a more conventional, blocky design and the rear middle console that in the serial
car shows an awkward gap that I can’t see to serve any real purpose.
This different approach to details transcents through the use of materials aka suppliers
for items like the dash capping and the “wood” accents. Those are litteraly the same as
in the 7 and 3 series. There is nothing “milan” in this cabin anymore.
Recapitulatory one can see how the unique coachbuilt approach of the Maserati of old
gradualy vanished out of that project. Harald Wester and his team are clearly targeting
a customer that is far less left field. This new QP is a top notch corporate lease more
than a personal toy (reward). To pull it off they’d have to deliver on competitive lease
rates as well as on reliable service.
You read it between the lines.
mo-i stays highly skeptical.