The Ghibli's on-road demeanor is frisky, but it maintains a level of refinement that keeps it in the hunt with some of today's best luxury sport sedans. The V-8–powered Trofeo model packs an even mightier wallop, and we estimate it's capable of a 3.7-second run to 60 mph. When we tested this engine in the Maserati Levante SUV, it managed a time of 5.1 seconds, so the lighter Ghibli should be noticeably quicker. Since then, Maserati has upped the power on that version of the V-6 engine to 424 horsepower. At our test track, it managed a 4.7-second zero-to-60-mph time-quick for 2014, but today it can be outrun by a non-AMG version of the Mercedes-Benz E-class. We tested an S model (replaced by the Modena for 2022) back in 2014 and were charmed by the exotic sounds it made. Both engines have an eight-speed automatic transmission. Rear-wheel drive is standard, but all-wheel drive (Q4 in Maserati parlance) is available with the V-6. Going with the range-topping Trofeo model adds a 580-hp twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8 engine. The base setup for the Ghibli is a 345-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 with rear-wheel drive the Modena model ups the power to 424 horsepower. We'd suggest the Modena model as it unlocks 424 ponies and covers more of the Ghibli's interior with genuine leather upholstery. The Ghibli skips the fours and offers a twin-turbo V-6 as standard equipment. But those rival sedans also have turbocharged four-cylinders for base engines and then graduate to more powerful V-6s as the prices rise. Most mid-size luxury sedans start around $55,000 and increase from there. If the Ghibli's starting price seems high, that's because it is.
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