It was Kool G Rap who tagged it: Be like John Gotti and drive a Maserati. That chance became real in 2001 and 2002 with the Coupe and Spyder. At first, the cars didn’t live up to the hype under designer Giorgio Giugiaro’s vision, but from the looks of it, Maserati has redeemed itself with this sexy sedan. Quattroporte drivers can tool around at the max speed and –woosh—this baby’s a personal flying saucer.

Like NASA’s Mission Control, the computer system’s DuoSelect gearbox makes operation a simple feat, so you can soak up the way people are eyeballing you as you ease out of your bat cave on the streets. And you can switch to manual shifting by touching a few buttons. Sound sweet? Maybe not, if you don’t believe in button overkill.

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