It's the second all-new Maser in less than five years, and America is its Number One sales target. The new Maserati GranTurismo is exotic and glamorous, inspiringly original, and deliciously unconventional. It may lack their huge firepower, but as Quattroporte owners already appreciate, deft dynamism reaps the richest rewards for discerning drivers.

Concealing four full seats behind two gracefully swooping doors, the GranTurismo combines the opulent accommodation of a Bentley Continental GT with the price of a well-optioned BMW M5, while promising a carefully honed poise, balance, and deftness either German might envy.

Maserati technical director Jean-Luc Brossard and head of vehicle engineering Paul Fickers explained. “The GranTurismo is emphatically not that car, and for good reason, when we met them at Maserati's Modena HQ’