This is the finest large sporting saloon in the world. It sits at the top of a distinguished and expensive heap, including the V10 Audi S8, the 525bhp Mercedes S63 AMG and the BMW 7-Series V8 twin turbo, and it trounces them all in different ways. The Ferrari-derived V-8 at the heart of this Maser produces an exhaust note thats like a Le Mans pit, the ferocious noise is entertaining. The fun doesnt stop at the ears. It can be felt in the rump, too. A 0-to-60-mph dash of 4.5 seconds and a quarter-mile in 13.1 seconds bests the Panamera and the BMW.