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I am trying to get the correct information about the suspension options available to me when I place my order. My original understanding about suspension options is as follows:
1) Standard Suspension - normal ride height, normal shocks/springs, no electronic damping, no adjustments. This suspension is the standard and the car will NOT have the shift paddles and it will NOT have the Inox sport foot pedals.
2) Sport Suspension - this is NOT electronic. It is simply a modified standard suspension where shocks are heavier valved and springs are a bit stiffer and a little lower. There are no adjustments. In North America, you can only get the Sport Suspension if you opt for the Sport Package, which includes the suspension as well as the paddle shifters and the Inox foot pedals.
3) Skyhook Suspension - This is the electronic dampening system with an adjustment button located on the shift gate and indicated by a picture of a shock absorber.Please do NOT confuse this with the "Sport" button located also on the shift gate just above it. The "Sport" button is STANDARD in all Ghibli models and has nothing to do with the suspension. It controls throttle response, RPM, transmission shift points, and exhaust volume. In North America, cars fitted with the Skyhook Suspension ($3,100) are also equipped with the shift paddles and Inox foot pedals. Basically, it's a Sport Package car with electronic adjustable dampening instead of fixed rate dampening. As for the actual adjustments, there are only two modes "Normal" and "Sport". Again, these modes are activated by toggling the Skyhook button which has a picture of a shock absorber. In normal mode, the car rides softer similar to a standard suspension car. In Sport mode the car rides a bit stiffer similar to a Sport Suspension car.
A dealer has just advised me that you cannot have Skyhook and paddle shifters and that Skyhook is a fully computerized system. This dealer has advised that the sport suspension package DOES have the adjustable damping suspension option (using the switch on the shift gate) and paddles and that you cannot get Skyhook and paddle shifters. Obviously that differs from what is described above and I believe the general understanding in the marketplace, some of which is described at the Maserati web site but which I have to advise is not very clear either.
Could you please confirm either of the above option scenarios or specifically describing your understanding of the actual suspension options that are available on the 2014 US Ghibli QS4 model?
Thanks in advance.
1) Standard Suspension - normal ride height, normal shocks/springs, no electronic damping, no adjustments. This suspension is the standard and the car will NOT have the shift paddles and it will NOT have the Inox sport foot pedals.
2) Sport Suspension - this is NOT electronic. It is simply a modified standard suspension where shocks are heavier valved and springs are a bit stiffer and a little lower. There are no adjustments. In North America, you can only get the Sport Suspension if you opt for the Sport Package, which includes the suspension as well as the paddle shifters and the Inox foot pedals.
3) Skyhook Suspension - This is the electronic dampening system with an adjustment button located on the shift gate and indicated by a picture of a shock absorber.Please do NOT confuse this with the "Sport" button located also on the shift gate just above it. The "Sport" button is STANDARD in all Ghibli models and has nothing to do with the suspension. It controls throttle response, RPM, transmission shift points, and exhaust volume. In North America, cars fitted with the Skyhook Suspension ($3,100) are also equipped with the shift paddles and Inox foot pedals. Basically, it's a Sport Package car with electronic adjustable dampening instead of fixed rate dampening. As for the actual adjustments, there are only two modes "Normal" and "Sport". Again, these modes are activated by toggling the Skyhook button which has a picture of a shock absorber. In normal mode, the car rides softer similar to a standard suspension car. In Sport mode the car rides a bit stiffer similar to a Sport Suspension car.
A dealer has just advised me that you cannot have Skyhook and paddle shifters and that Skyhook is a fully computerized system. This dealer has advised that the sport suspension package DOES have the adjustable damping suspension option (using the switch on the shift gate) and paddles and that you cannot get Skyhook and paddle shifters. Obviously that differs from what is described above and I believe the general understanding in the marketplace, some of which is described at the Maserati web site but which I have to advise is not very clear either.
Could you please confirm either of the above option scenarios or specifically describing your understanding of the actual suspension options that are available on the 2014 US Ghibli QS4 model?
Thanks in advance.