This may come as a surprise, but since Maserati debuted the Ghibli back in 2013, the entry-level Italian sedan has never come with a V8. Yep, all that badge, all that panache, all that italiano, and the most powerful engine ever to fit the thing is a 424-horsepower, 3.0-liter, twin-turbo V6. Well, that nonsense ends now, because – taking a page from parent company Fiat Chrysler’s playbook of the same, big engine in everything it does – Maserati has announced that it’s placing the same V8 in the Quattroporte Trofeo and Ghibli Trofeo.
Yes, the “baby Maserati” can eventually become eight cylinders. Just like the car gods intended.
Other than that brand new twin-turbo V6 Maserati require to develop entirely on its own, the company has no qualifications about allowing where this V8 comes from: it was built at the Ferrari factory in Maranello, probably by Ferrari workers with Ferrari equipment. It is a 3.8-liter, twin-turbo unit that produces 580 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque. That’s above the 523 hp of Quattroporte GTS and in a very different competition compared to the 424 horses in the Ghibli S.
