Let’s face it, people in the market for a large luxury sedan currently have two basic choices: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or any of its competitors.
Among these rivals, we have other German saloons (Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Porsche Panamera) as well as outsiders like the Lexus LS, Cadillac XTS, Jaguar XJ and the Maserati Quattroporte, to name only the most important models.
Of all these cars, the latter is probably the one that differs the most from its rivals, both in appearance and in substance. The elegant, Italian design is combined on the top-of-the-range Quattroporte GTS with a Ferrari-built 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that produces 523hp (530PS), which is enough to accelerate it from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.7 seconds and to reach a top speed of 307 km/h (191 mph).
These figures along with a suspension that is firmer than most of its competitors’ led Carbuyer’s Ginny Buckley to the conclusion that the Quattroporte GTS is more of a sports car than a luxury saloon. Find out what other things she had to say about the big Maser from the review posted below.