AFTER launching in 2004, the Quattroporte went on to become Maserati’s best-selling model in Australia by offering a blend of Italian style, Ferrari V8 performance and decadent interiors.

Now in its second Australian generation (fourth globally), Maserati is hoping the all-new version driven here will continue and exceed what its predecessor managed – but it will have to contend with serious competition from BMW’s 6 Series Gran Coupe, the Mercedes-Benz CLS and Porsche’s Panamera.

A more affordable $240,000 twin-turbo V6 variant will arrive late next month, but until then Australia has just the top performing 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 GTS priced at $319,800 before on-road costs.

We drove Maserati’s opulent four-door, and it wasn’t just the styling and pricetag that had heads spinning – read the full review by clicking below.

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