Maserati is known throughout the world for the high quality and reliability of its cars. This level of excellence has been attained by constantly monitoring clients’ expectations and satisfaction levels.

Maserati’s objective is to strive to improve an already excellent product through extremely tough production processes and by constantly monitoring the supply of materials. These range from prestigious interior finishes to high-tech components.

Every single car undergoes a series of checks before and during assembly to make sure they are fault free. The engine is examined closely and, before it is mounted on the car, goes to the test bench for twenty minutes at 2000 rpm, twenty minutes at 4500 rpm and then thirty at 6000 rpm. These checks are carried out to make sure the engine meets the required performance and emissions standards. Before leaving the factory, each Maserati has to pass a number of stringent tests to ensure it comes up to scratch.

The tests that take place during the production phase are only the last in a long series of checks. Each new model goes through a demanding programme of development, endurance and reliability tests conducted over hundreds of kilometres on the road. These challenges are held in extreme conditions on roads all over the world and on some of Europe’s most famous tracks. Each test has a precise aim: developing the product, the endurance and reliability of the components and improving the car’s safety and dynamic handling in all conditions.

The brakes and climate control systems are tested in the searing temperatures, sand and rugged terrain of Spain and South Africa. Greece, with its heat and windy roads, is the ideal test bed for checking engine wear while the icy highways of Scandinavia put the electronic safety features through their paces on low grip surfaces.