Maserati 430 4v

The Maserati 430 4v is a four-door saloon of the Biturbo family that Maserati of Italy sold from 1991 to 1994. It is regarded as the last newly introduced four-door car belonging directly to the Biturbo family and was a development of the 430, which it differed from mainly by a stronger engine, the same as in the 222 4v coupe. Despite the name the capacity was 2.8 litres, not 3.0, and the four-valve engine, called Tipo 477 inside the factory, gave 279 PS (205 kW) at 5,500 rpm and a top speed above 255 km/h with a Getrag five-speed gearbox; it was only sold with a catalytic converter. It used the Biturbo platform with its wheelbase lengthened by 85 mm to 2,600 mm and had the Shamal-like front of the 430 New Look, leather seats and real wood trim. It was sold on the export markets alongside the regular 430 for some months in 1992 and then alone until 1994, when the Quattroporte IV succeeded it. Only 291 were built, and it is considered the most refined Biturbo model.