{"id":521,"date":"2014-04-02T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T15:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=521"},"modified":"2014-04-02T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T15:38:50","slug":"zero-sixty-2014-maserati-ghibli-sq4-awd-technical-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=521","title":{"rendered":"Zero to Sixty: 2014 Maserati Ghibli SQ4 AWD Technical Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-542 size-full\" src=\"#BLOGPATH#\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/zerotosixty.png\" alt=\"Zero To Sixty\" width=\"880\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/zerotosixty.png 880w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/zerotosixty-300x119.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/zerotosixty-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>In recent years, the Maserati brand sought to expand the accessibility of its Trident marque. These efforts yielded a gorgeous entry-level sedan: the Ghibli. As a result of smart advertising, the Italian automaker&#8217;s newest addition reached a vast audience \u2013 and it was well received. Part of its success is the AWD (all-wheel drive) system that comes standard in the Ghibli, and our team wanted to know more about what distinguishes it from competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Our curiosity prompted us to find a professional&#8217;s explanation, as well as opinion, of the 2014 Maserati Ghibli AWD. We discovered a technical tour courtesy of <i>Car and Driver<\/i> that explains the advantages of this system:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v_r4IWTn-oU?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The benefits of owning a Maserati extend far beyond its sleek frame. The company manufactures these cars with precision to ensure luxury, safety, and performance. An all-wheel drive system is advantageous in a number of roadway conditions, which should instill confidence in any Maserati owner.<\/p>\n<p>At Maserati of Raleigh, we have a great inventory of these superior automobiles. Whether you are interested in the Ghibli, Quattroporte, or GranTurismo, our brand ambassadors are happy to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, the Maserati brand sought to expand the accessibility of its Trident marque. These efforts yielded a gorgeous entry-level sedan: the Ghibli. As a result of smart advertising, the Italian automaker&#8217;s newest addition reached a vast audience \u2013 and it was well received. Part of its success is the AWD (all-wheel drive) system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[407,480],"class_list":["post-521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-sedans","tag-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}