THERE are more than a few cars that have been through a model renewal and a mid-life refresh in the time that Maserati’s GranTurismo has been on sale.

Released in 2008, it’s been on sale here since 2010 – and it’ll have to two more years of service at least in its current guise before its turn comes for a replacement.

In our newer-is-better world, it sounds like an unfeasibly long time for a single model to be on sale, but Maserati’s V8 coupe keeps defying the trends and posting good numbers, for a $300,000 supercar, at least.

Now, with a couple of small tweaks – and a not-inconsiderable price cut – the Maserati GranTurismo MC Sportline is born of the now-defunct Sport, and is ready to continue the lineage for another couple of years at least.

Maybe there is something in the old adage that style never goes out of fashion…