Maserati debuts more potent four-door

Maserati calls the new car “a real driving machine in the guise of a luxury saloon” and says the Quattroporte Sport GT S is “the ultimate expression of Maserati’s sportiness” in the sedan range.

Re-mapping the 4.7-litre V8 lifts power to 323kW, the gearbox gets a more aggressive management program, the suspension has single-rate dampers, stiffer springs and lower ride height, and the exhaust is controlled by pneumatic valves for a “deep, throaty and captivating sound.”

The car gets a new black grille with concave vertical fins featuring the Trident logo with red accents, new headlights in metallic titanium finish, and new M-design seats with perforated Alcantara and leather upholstery.