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Those of you who claim the Flying Spur is better engineered, I wonder what makes you guys think so. It's based on the VW Group D platform with VW's AWD system and a VW W12 (or 2 VR6s). It's a glorified and turbocharged VW Phaeton as far as I can see.
If by better engineered you guys meant better put together, then I agree. But from an engineering perspective, the Quattroporte is much more interesting. The engine in the Q is mounted behind the front axle with the gearbox mounted in the rear together with the diff, a layout only used on supercars in the past and was unheard of on a sedan. It's a front mid-engined sedan with a weight distribution of 47f/53r. The car as a complete pacakge may be flawed, but the chassis is ahead of time and has huge potential.
For my money, I wouldn't take either of them. At least not until the Porsche Panamera and Aston Rapide come out.
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