Highlights Naturally aspirated 4.7-litre V8 with 434 bhp MC Shift six-speed automated manual with column-mounted paddle shifters One of the great modern exhaust notes Just 24,786 MOT-verified miles from new Advisory-free MOT to Mar 2027 Overview Pretty as it is, the Maserati GranTurismo S is also a car of substance.

Pininfarina drew the lines and Maserati placed the 4.7-litre naturally aspirated V8 as far back in the bay as possible on its shortened Quattroporte platform, delivering 50:50 weight distribution and 434 bhp through the MC Shift six-speed automated manual gearbox with its column-mounted paddle shifters.

Then, famously, a composer at Milan's La Scala opera house helped shape the exhaust note.

The result is a V8 whose cross-plane crank gives it a deep, gravelly baritone entirely its own.

Hit the Sport button on the centre console and the bypass valves open.

You don't just hear it.

You feel it.

This 2010 example takes that sensory richness and turns the volume up furthe...