Maserati Quattroporte review: flagship presence at second-hand-flagship risk
3.2/5motorssouq Editorial Team
The Quattroporte is the most complete Maserati sedan for a Bahraini buyer who wants presence over practicality: it is bigger and calmer than a Ghibli, sounds nearly as good, and offers genuine limousine-length rear space the German rivals only match at a much higher new price. As a used purchase it only makes sense with a documented history and a relationship with one of the independent specialists who know the car — buy on impulse and skip the pre-purchase inspection, and the flagship experience gets expensive fast.
Pros
- Genuine limousine-length rear legroom, a step up from the Ghibli
- Same 350 hp V6 soundtrack in a calmer, more relaxed package
- Boot and cabin space handle a family causeway trip without compromise
- Steep depreciation means real flagship presence for well below original price
Cons
- Same thin official service network in Bahrain as the Ghibli
- Bigger parts and panels cost more to replace than the smaller Ghibli's
- Electrical faults remain the most common real-world complaint
- Depreciation is even steeper than the Ghibli's, which hurts if you buy new
The Quattroporte was always the Ghibli's bigger, calmer sibling rather than a different car with a different mission, and the sixth generation kept that formula through to 2024. The Modena grade's 3.0-litre V6 makes the same 350 hp as the Ghibli's, but a longer wheelbase and more sound-deadening make it feel like a distinctly different, more relaxed car from the driver's seat, closer in character to a 7 Series than to a 5 Series.
Space and presence in Bahrain
This is where the Quattroporte earns its price premium over the Ghibli: rear legroom that genuinely competes with a long-wheelbase S-Class, a boot that swallows luggage for a family trip to Saudi without complaint, and a road presence that a Ghibli — good as it is — simply does not have. Valets at Bahrain's better hotels know exactly which car this is, which is precisely the point of owning one.
The used-buying reality
The Quattroporte shares its mechanical DNA and its ownership headaches with the Ghibli: no factory service centre in Bahrain with the reach of the German brands, electrical faults as the most common complaint rather than anything structural with the engine, and independent specialist labour costing more than a same-age S-Class at an authorised dealer. Where the Quattroporte adds risk is scale — everything from a suspension component to an interior trim panel is physically bigger and priced accordingly when it needs replacing.
Depreciation is even steeper than the Ghibli's because the new price started higher, which again cuts in the used buyer's favour: a well-kept example asks less than its size, sound and badge suggest it should.