MASERATI QUATTROPORTE
Engine: 3.8-litre V8
Power: 530 bhp
Torque: 710 Nm
0-100kph: 4.7 secs
Top speed: 307 kph 
Origin: Italy
Cost: AED 525,000 (US $143,000)

Maserati’s new Quattroporte is a nobleman among vehicles; a stately executive saloon with all the hallmarks of superior Italian design, combined with Maserati’s talent for auto engineering. The new Quattroporte is bigger and more powerful than any of its predecessors, and has muscled its way in as the new flagship of the marque’s model range. 

“The new Maserati Quattroporte is a high-performance sports luxury sedan that reinterprets the design features of classic Maseratis in a contemporary design language. Its style was born out of the guiding design principles of Maserati: harmony of shapes, dynamism of lines, and Italian elegance.”
Lorenzo Ramaciotti, head of Maserati Design Center

ASTON MARTIN RAPIDE S
Engine: 6.0-litre AM11 V12
Power: 550 bhp (at 6,750 rpm)
Torque: 620 Nm
0-100kph: 4.9 secs
Top speed: 306 kph
CO2: 332 g/km
Origin: UK
Cost: from US $199,950

The great British carmaker celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, and it seems that while Aston Martin’s cars keep getting more powerful, they also get better-looking with each new generation. The Rapide S features a huge grille that beams at you from all angles, and an aerodynamic body that hints at its sporting prowess while retaining the air of a luxury sports saloon. But it’s the new AM11 naturally aspirated 6.0-litre V12 engine that will make the difference between the Rapide S and its predecessors.