Yesterday I wrote a reply that more or less said this, but unfortunately the internets went wrong and I lost it:
Originally Posted by
Kitdy
Ras, the GT is too old now. I have ranted Maser before, and I gotta say the disappointing thing is when the "old" new QP was fresh alongside the GT, they were legitimately exciting. The "new" new QP, Ghibli, and aging GT are not enough, and customers are voting with their wallets, much as scribes are damning with digital ink.
EDIT: NSX, they ain't as ugly as Ferraris. The Ghibili is quite sharp; the new QP isn't as pretty as the last one, and the GT has become overwrought with fancy Trofeo appendages and stale with age.
I would add that the new QP feels a bit flaccid and that the best the GT has is its charismatic engine but that it's a bit too soft for a Maserati.
Also, one thing is being an exotic Italian car maker, with exotic Italian car maker prices, sales volumes and general idiosyncrasies; a another very different one is trying to compete with the Audi A6 and the Volvo S90. For the latter I'm not sure Maserati can do it successfully...
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!