@Donald Trump is Ghetto Trash On the rare occasions this car worked, it was a brilliant drive. But, yeah, these made an Alfa Romeo look like a Honda when it comes to reliability. Unfortunate, really.
When I was a kid, I remember seeing a biturbo at a used car lot. I didn't know anything about the car but the name made it sound so cool and powerful. Lol
I know the quality with Maserati is always a suggestion, but I love this car. It's somewhat of pinnacle of 80's design - simple and basic but "doing it without actually doing it" as far as the style goes. Love it. Wrecking yard or not.
Miles C. Anthony Yeah they are beautiful, but.... I once dated a chick w one. Drove it a few times. That’s when it actually worked. Bro, that thing was a complete piece of junk.
@Donald trick Trump Has STD's from Stormy D. I work in Manhattan and see at least 5 Maseratis a day.... you better believe I'm laughing at their drivers knowing they think they're hot shit when really they're driving just shit :D
I had an 85' in the early 90's and never really thought of it again until this vid. But when he popped the hood, I instantly remembered the smell of burning oil.
Okay I can attest to the reliability issues first-hand. My Dad brought one in on a trade in in the early Nineties. Early Bosch electronic ignition combined with carb and turbos made for a car that simply put, had a mind of its own. Sometimes it started, and sometimes you got absolutely nothing. Having said that, when my parents would go away for the weekend, I would reach for the keys immediately. That car surprised quite a few fox body Mustangs on the road.
My father owned an 85 E model, and he too can attest to the many problems he experienced with his. After all the problems he had with the car, he totaled it after only a year and a half
Unluckily, Maserati was on it's way out in this period. Very tight on money for R&D, testing, proper manufacturing. Else it would be an awesome car. Style, comfort and drama at the same time. Imagine having a car labeled Biturbo at era when engine with low boost turbo was something incredible for general public.
I don't know why but I simply love this car. 80s design, fantastic interior, wooden steering wheel, Mafia drug dealer people on the back seat. Thank god I never owned one, I would probably hate it now.
You didn't learn with the first one? i got to work on one, sadly an automatic, and had a lot of electrical issues to deal with. The fuse panel was a nightmare.
With the use of electronic multiport fuel injection and intercooling. Ford's earlier version of the carb'd & turbo'd 2.3L with a 2bbl produced 120hp/145trq.
GyroPyro12 I’d rather point out that at that time European city runabouts in their sporty versions pushed out Ford’s power figures out of 1.3 litres ;)
A friend of mine got one for $300 bucks, we drove it around a bit, everything was broken. The interior must've been absolutely glorious in its day. What a chunk of garbage though.
I wish times were this good and optimistic again....for cars that is. It was a new era of exploration. We now think we know everything. I need to see something unique again! Great review btw!
@@Lrules364 I would love to go back to the more simple way of life. New vehicle prices are insane now a days with all the tech bs! I have a 1993 Typhoon and I absolutely love the simplicity of it. When I have to pay 1/4 of the mortgage of my house on a vehicle, that's where I start questioning wtf is going on!
@@Lrules364 well unfortunately legislation makes backup cameras mandatory so where are you going to look at the camera from? Easy you take a little CRT screen and plug it into the cigarette lighter... the cars don't have cigarette lighters anymore since they're trying to ban the connotation of smoking. Easy you just hot wire to the fuse then plug in your black and white TV and drill some holes.... Yeah no you don't want to go back to analog
Alejandro De Tomaso, due to lack of funds, launched the Biturbo before the car was ready. However, the later Biturbos, specially the ones produced after 87, were very good cars, they fixed the main problems and believe me, the car became reliable and even suitable for daily use. Unfortunately, the problems of the cars produced in the first 2 years, threw the model's reputation in the trash. I have to say that the 60 and 70’s Maseratis were probably the most reliable cars among the other Italian manufacturers, Maserati was The car, purchased by kings and international Jetset at that time
I parked mine next to a biturbo of the same color. The 780 looks indeed like a grown up biturbo with a lot more space for luggage and in the back. It is also much more reliable but I am still considering buying the carburated biturbo.
A headrest is not to put your head on but to shorten the distance between the head and the headrest at a head-tail collision . So, to avoid a whiplash. And so, you should put the headrest top at the same level as the top of your head. Yes, i have a Maserati 4.24v, also a biturbo but with 245hp. From 1992.
245hp is more like it. This particular model reviewed herein has about the same accel. numbers as my '02 Grand Am GT. My '08 Saturn Aura XR hits 60 in 5.6.
Almost bought one of these off a charity donation lot about 25 years ago... Showing up to leave a deposit, I watched another sucker load it onto a flatbed. Dodged a bullet there.
I remember when those came out I wondered, even as a teenager, who would pay the (then) exorbitant prices for those abominations when you could buy a whole lot of other Japanese and European cars that were much better and for, in many cases, less money. Whoever bought these things must've had an emotional attachment to the brand Maserati that was so strong that it superseded any logical consideration!
They said this car was 27 grand at the time.. In 1997 I bought my first car at 16 from a 65 year old man who owned it since new. It was an 86' SAAB 9000 turbo and it came with the original window sticker with a crazy price of $36k. I bought it for $1500 with 168k miles, drove it like crazy until I was 18 and it had 205k on it and sold it for $2800. When looking back, I'd say the biturbo was somewhat cheap for what it was back then
I wonder why the "passing time" metric kinda disappeared. It's as useful an indication of quickness as 0-60 and quarter mile times, but you don't hear it any more. Maybe it's in some of the car mags' specs still; haven't read those in awhile.
Crank down spare tire... genius! Like this MUCH MORE than Tire Inflator Kits or Temporary Spares below all of your parcels in the trunk. Have you ever seen a car broke down in the "puke lane" that looks like the owner is having an side of the interstate yard sale? Not pretty.
I’m surprised shit didn’t start falling off during that performance test or some sort of wrecking ball didn’t fall from the sky onto it like I’m used to seeing on car shows lol
I had no idea these things even existed until I saw one at the auto-x track. this guy had one with 2 huge intercoolers. the thing hauled ass and handled well. I thought they were sweet cars. I was wrong. I never saw it heard of them because they sucked. but his was cool.
Back seat riders not drivers get it right these are still around if you can find one in good shape amazing how a Mazda 3 is just as fast as this Biturbo Maserati
The Quattroporte is the four doors car (in italian Quattro porte). First is born the Quattroporte, code name AM330 designed by Giugiaro, produced start in 1979 to 1990 named Royale. In 1982 is born the Biturbo.
For all the flack these get about reliability or lack there of, my friend dailyed on of these for many many years. It was all about preventive maintenance for him.
These were such garbage. I like that spare tire setup, though. If there are any broken ones left laying around somewhere, this would be an interesting candidate for an LS swap.
In my 4.24v the wood is real and it is rosewood. I took out the wooden steering wheel becausemit gets slippery. I put in a black leather same looking steering wheel. More grip.
Seen one of these go in for cash 4 clunkers. Despite its presumably unreliable nature, its a great car. Ive only seen one in my life time, but I think they weren't really given a fair shake.
There's a reason that there are still mint examples with 40,000 original miles selling for less than $2,000. Anyone with half a brain stem knows to stay far far away. Oh, and those awfully cheap (and terribly fading) wood grain stickers on the interior make the Chrysler LeBaron look like an actual oak tree.
@@frankdenardo8684 I know, that is one of the reasons why they build such horribly unreliable vehicles...not that the designs lend themselves to be any better.
Nice looking car back in the day, BUT it could not out perform anything in it's class, it's closest competitor performance wise was a Alfa Romero GT-V6
