2015 Maserati Quattroporte S

Finished in Grigio Maratea, LN65 NNW’s first and only former keeper was Sir George Iacobescu, the chief executive of Canary Wharf, who splashed out £7,000 on having the rear bench seat option fitted as part of the upgraded Sand and Black leather interior.

But then Sir George employed a chauffeur to waft him around the city, so it was important that he was as comfortable as possible.

The three-litre, twin-turbo V6 engine boasts a serious motorsport pedigree; designed by Maserati under the guidance of Paolo Martinelli, Ferrari’s legendary former Formula 1 engine chief, it was hand-assembled by Ferrari on the production lines at Maranello. This exceptional powerplant offers the driver access to 405bhp and 405lb.ft of torque, enough to whisk the Quattroporte to a top speed of 180mph after passing 62mph in around five seconds

Not that it’s had many opportunities to stretch its legs as it has yet to cover 23,000 miles in its 12 years on this planet, most of which we imagine will have been within the M25 motorway.

The seller has invested another £4,500 in bringing it to the condition you see here, which is simply sublime.

Finished in Grigio Maratea (paint code VR571/A), the Quattroporte presents very well with excellent shutlines, perfect panel alignment, and a discreet-but-purposeful look that tells the world that while you have nothing to prove, you’ve never walked away from a fight either.

The trident on the front grille might not have the same brand recognition as a prancing horse but if you know, you know and surely approbation from an enthusiast is more highly prized than hostility from the ignorant?

And the seller tells us that people love the Quattroporte, falling over themselves to let her out of junctions and generally treating her far better than they do when she’s driving something more obvious. We’ve experienced the same thing in cars like the Jaguar MKII and can’t emphasis enough how much nicer the world is when people smile when they see you.

However, while the chauffeur-driven miles – all 22,800 of them – might have been accrued carefully, city miles take their toll on a car’s coachwork; while the HPI report is clear, and things like the glazing, badges, and light lenses are all still very good indeed, there are a few blemishes we need to talk about.

These include a couple of minor scuffs to the lower offside front of the valance and a few light scratches to the trailing edge of the nearside rear door leading onto the rear wing and sill.

The front and rear bumpers are a slightly different shade to the rest of the coachwork too, and the other panels have an overspray-like finish. The chrome trim above the nearside front door is also scratched, the driver’s door aperture is chipped, and the nearside rear wheel is quite badly scuffed.

The rest of the wheels, which are 19-inch Poseidones with a machine-polished finish, are in a good condition with only very minor scuffs and good centre caps. Peer between their spokes and you can also admire the recent ventilated brake discs.

The tyres are matching Michelin Primacy 3 in 245/45R19 on the front axle, and 275/40R19 on the rear. The front tyres were fitted in August 2025 at cost of £504, and we understand only around 200 miles have been covered since. The rear tyres date to 2020 and obviously have less tread.

We will never get tired of telling you that experience shows that matching high-quality tyres are an infallible sign of a caring and mechanically sympathetic owner who is prepared to spend the appropriate amount in maintaining their car properly.

It’s much the same story inside, albeit with a few more interesting details to talk about.

Like the leather seats. The front ones aren’t only electrically adjustable and heated, they’re also cooled, which is, er, very cool. They’ve got the Maserati trident embossed on their headrests too, a design flourish that extends to the rear seats.

The rear seats was, you’ll recall, a £7,000-optional extra according to a previous advert, but then it too is heated. Those in the back also get to enjoy sunshades on their doors and the back window, and cupholders in the fold-down armrest.

The Sand headlining matches the colour of the lower dashboard and the door cards. All five seats are finished in Sand too, as are the seatbelts. The carpets are deep brown (purchased brand new from Maserati). With a black multi-function steering wheel, and the wooden trim is described as being Erable, which a quick Google search showed can also be called birds-eye maple.

Other goodies include heated washer nozzles, dual-zone climate control which blows nice and cold, an electrically operated glass sunroof, cruise control, electric windows and door mirrors, ambient lighting, automatic lights, a push-button starter, a rear parking camera, and cruise control in addition to a powerful multimedia sound system that includes sat-nav and Harman Kardon speakers.

(It’s also got a Sport button for the gearbox; it might be helpful to think of this as the setting the engineers always intended the car to run before EU-mandated fuel efficiency tests forced gearchanges at the point of optimum fuel efficiency rather than performance or driver satisfaction.)

In all, it is thought the optional extras added another £15,000 to the £80,000 purchase price.

But then money seems not to have been an issue because the most recent service bills come to more than £4,000 – plus whatever it cost to buy a set of four genuine Maserati mats.

Sometimes you’ve just gotta treat yourself, haven’t you?

The boot provides 530 litres of room, and it is as clean and beautifully trimmed as the main cabin. It also offers an elasticated pocket, a 12-volt power socket, and hidden compartments under the false floor.

As for flaws, there is slight wear to the outer edge of the heavily bolstered driver’s seat.

As you might have guessed already, it has been well serviced over the years:

· 08.07.2025 and 21,664 miles – service by Prestige Autoworks including fresh brake fluid at a cost of £780

· 26.07.2023 and 20,760 miles – service by JMV Autos

· 16.12.2020 and 17,148 miles – service by JMV Autos including new auxiliary drivebelts

· 29.01.2019 and 13,589 miles – service by H.R. Owen Maserati

· 22.09.2017 and 6,801 miles – service by H.R. Owen Maserati

Other recent work includes:

· 20.11.2025 – new battery fitted at a cost of £194.99

· 23.08.2025 – new nearside rear wheel bearing by Prestige Autoworks at a cost of £528

· 12.08.2025 – new front and rear brake discs and pads and a new lambda sensor by Prestige Autoworks at a cost of £1,844

As you can see, it starts with barely a murmur and idles with a similar level of discretion. There are no warning lights on the dashboard either, nor strange noises or excessive smoke just a perfectly-balanced engine waiting to be exercised.

The occupants get a hint of what the Ferrari-built V6 sounds like but no more; for the best results you really need to stand directly behind it and allow the quadruple exhaust to lift the hairs on the back of your neck.

Or wind the windows down and floor it through a tunnel.

It can also pick up its skirts and run, something our tame photographer can testify to as he came back from his photoshoot with a distinct tremor. Once he’d calmed down, he reported that it drives very well. Obviously.

The engine bay is nicely presented, and while a professional could undoubtably lift it still further, mere mortals will probably be happy to maintain it as it is.

Our photos show scuffs to the underside of the front valence, plus more scuffs to the rear of both sills. There are also some light scratches to the underside of the rear bumper but that’s the extent of the blemishes we spotted.

The Maserati’s MoT certificate, which expires in May 2027, was issued with no advisories, one of an almost unbroken run of clear passes.

The recent Vehicle History Check is clear, and it comes with two key fobs.

The history file includes the Maserati wallet and book pack and a number of invoices for recent work.

In an age where bloated SUVs roam the streets in search of an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating, four-door saloons like this are becoming something of a rarity and, like the equally imperilled estate, driving a fast version says all the right things about you.

Few saloon cars have better credentials than a Maserati Quattroporte either; it’ll do the Waitrose run without throwing a tantrum and yet will deliver a holiday to remember should you want to throw it around the Nürburgring or along an Alpine pass.

Of course, this only holds true if you buy the right example.

Like this: Fastidiously maintained, meticulously specified, and driven by an professional driver for only a tiny mileage, it really doesn’t get much better.

Yes, it’s got a few marks on it but you could sort these out or, even better, leave ‘em exactly as they are and enjoy the freedom of being able to drive it as Maserati’s engineers envisaged.

As for its value, we suspect it’ll fetch somewhere between £22,000 and £27,000, a modest sum that’s worth it for the engine note alone.

(And speaking of the loss of engine noise, have you seen the new four-door Ferrari EV? Crikey, if that doesn’t boost the values of Ferrari-engined saloons we don’t know what will…)

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