AsianGirl007

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Plus a bonus video!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1181...d=hpp_us_autos

PhilipMSPT

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My neighbor has it. I love the look of it (although it is a love-it-ot-hate-it design).

I'd ride it before a 7-Series or S-Class...

Gojirra99

I don't, & without the badge it doesn't even look like a luxury car to me until you get real close & see the inside, then you can tell maybe it's not a non-luxury model . . .

I won't choose it over any in the same class with the possible exception of the Jaguar XJ & the Phaeton .

AsianGirl007

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I would as well. It astounds me to know Maseratis are hand built. HAND BUILT!

I am amazed to see the craftsmanship, no production line, and there are so very few that are produced.

knihc2008

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I concur. As a driver, the BMW and the Mercedes seem like cars where you would rather be in the back seat than the front seat. In the Maserati, the front seat is the place to be. Must be the "Italian-ness" of the car. I won't pay $100,000 to drive a car and feel like a chauffeur!

Also interesting is the upcoming Maserati Gran Turismo. I remember reading an article where people would think that it was worth a lot more than it actually was. People were thinking that it was Ferrari/Aston Martin money when it actually is just Jaguar money. That is clever marketing.

rominl

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and being able to keep that price range. that's pretty impressive

JessePS

I am seeing more and more Maserati's now in Montreal, I still see more S-classes than anything else though.

I would like to see the LS600hL go up against this.

Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT: $122,400 US
Lexus LS600hL Executive-Class Seating Package II: $120,185 US

One thing I would rather see more Quattroporte than S-class or 7-series on the road.

S2000toIS350

The current Maserati line up seems to be the counterbalance to Ferrari's success.

Things are so bad that Ernie Boch Jr (who owns the only F and M franchise in MA0 advertises the 2006 Qporte (maybe a leftover)for about $27K under sticker.

I do think the next gen cars will be a whole lot better and the cousin, Alfa 8C will score big.

JessePS

The 8C going to be expensive. I hear no one *****ing about how Alfa Romeo going to have a car over 150,000 euros, yet people are like wtf a $150,000+ Lexus supercar.

People don't care how much the 8C going to cost because its italian and Ferrari helped out. If its a japanese supercar people can't understand why it will cost so much or says **** about it if it happens too have way too much technology.

encore888

Nice article. Hehe the Lexus enthusiast in me wonders why the LS wasn't on that chart.