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- Oh my God. When you
stomp on it, it wakes up.

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Hey, everybody, I am sitting

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in the 2024 Maserati Ghibli 334 Ultima,

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which is the fastest production
sedan in the world right now

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with a top speed of 207.5 miles an hour,

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or 334 kilometers an hour, hence 334.

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3.8 liter twin-turbo V8
that produces 572 horsepower

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and 528 pound-feet of torque.

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This only is rear-wheel drive.

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There is no all-wheel drive option.

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You've got a limited
slip diff at the rear,

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so this is a pretty
unique sedan right now.

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Not a cheap one though, with
a base price of $165,000.

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This one is a base model.

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I am just shocked that this thing

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doesn't even have heated seats,

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let alone cold seats or massaging seats

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or blind spot monitor or
automatic cruise control.

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There are just a lot of
glaring omissions on this car,

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especially at $165,000, hello,

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but the driving experience
of this car is so special,

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it really makes up for it, in my opinion.

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This is an amazing analog feeling car

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minus the electric power
steering that's somewhat numb.

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Anywho, put it into sport mode,

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which you can hear immediately
open up the exhaust.

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I will put it in a manual,

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and I'm on gravel right now,

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so we might get a little slippage,

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but here we go.

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(engine revving)

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Ugh, the engine just
sounds so stinking good.

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I'm not gonna go absurd on
these canyon roads right now

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because it is early-ish
on a Saturday morning

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and there are a lot of cyclists out here,

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but this is just an absolute laugh

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to take through the turns.

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It's not a light car
at about 4,200 pounds,

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but it's also not massively heavy.

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It's only rear-wheel drive as well,

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which I think helps with the dynamics.

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You can totally steer it
with the throttle pedal.

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It tucks in really nicely in a corner

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if you release the throttle.

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It's on bespoke Pirelli
tires with 21-inch wheels,

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which seems like a bit of overkill,

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but the ride is actually really amazing.

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It has electronically adjustable dampers.

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There's just sport mode or regular mode,

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but regular mode does a
great job in the turns.

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I'm currently in regular suspension mode,

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and it gives you a very natural feeling

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as far as body lean, it's not excessive,

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it's not compromising,
it's a reasonable amount

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and it's super comfortable
on regular roads too.

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These canyon roads are pretty smooth,

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so you're not gonna see me
hitting a bunch of bumps,

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but you would see me having fun

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because this thing is such a laugh.

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Brakes are incredible, by the way.

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These are sports brakes by Maserati

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that are very sensitive at low speeds.

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It's really hard to come to a smooth stop.

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I'm telling you, it's
probably like a millimeter

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at low speeds of pedal travel

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that actually gets you to
full grab on the brakes,

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which gets a little annoying at first,

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but it normalizes relatively quickly.

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You just have to make
minuscule little movements

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with your foot and not anything else.

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Otherwise, you're gonna
be jolting forward,

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you and all your passengers.

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It's an incredible cruiser there.

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Oh my God, when you stomp on it,

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it wakes up, over 4,000 rpm especially.

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This engine is just ready to
scare the business outta you.

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It's so insanely charismatic

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as far as the powertrain goes.

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It's got an eight-speed
torque converter automatic

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that's, again, inoffensive.

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You've got these gorgeous
steering wheel mounted paddles

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that are solid metal, I'm not
certain what kind of metal,

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I would assume aluminum,

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but they give you a nice
little cling when you pull 'em.

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I don't know if you can hear it,

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but that was me flicking it.

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Oops, they are collar-mounted though,

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so you may end up
missing a shift and turn,

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but they're big enough that it's easy

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if you're not trying to
talk and film and steer

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and do everything.

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Brakes are incredible, as I
said. Ride is really solid.

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Steering is pretty dead,
but it's very direct.

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The front end is very responsive,

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impressively for a big car,

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decreasing radius turns are no problem.

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You just take your foot off the
gas and it'll tuck right in.

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Driving this Maserati, as I
feel like every journalist

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has ever said before when it
comes to describing a Maserati,

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is such a pleasant, joyous,
and hilarious experience.

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I have had this car for
a couple days so far,

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and I've had a hard time sleeping

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because I'm so excited to get
behind the wheel and drive it

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and do my thing, and so far,
it has yet to let me down

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as far as enjoyment goes.

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It's just a laugh,

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and that's exactly what I want from a car.

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(engine revving)