Perhaps no other automaker takes sartorial inspiration as seriously as Maserati. That’s especially true for the 2019 Maserati Quattroporte executive sedan, which proudly draws its inspiration from the diagonal pattern endemic to men’s neckwear. Earlier this fall, I drove the car through some of the world’s most fashionable places, from Monte Carlo for the Monaco Yacht Show, through the vineyards of the South of France, and up to Paris Fashion Week. Everywhere we went, the latest Quattroporte was in style.

The five-passenger executive sedan runs on an engine straight from the Maranello, Italy, factory of its Ferrari sister brand. Built to compete against similarly sized models from Porsche, BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Jaguar, the Quattroporte comes in three trims: S, S Q4, and GTS. The S and S Q4 versions pack a 3.0-liter V6 engine that delivers 424 horsepower. The GTS gets a 3.8-liter V8 that makes a gleeful 523 horsepower. The S Q4 comes with all-wheel drive; the other two trims get a rear-wheel-drive system.