Maserati shortened its full-size Quattroporte flagship to create the Ghibli luxury sports sedan for the 2014 model year, to compete directly with the Mercedes-Benz E-class, BMW 5 series, and Audi A6. The idea was to offer a stylish Italian alternative to those stolid German mid-size luxury cars, but the resulting Ghibli launched feeling like its development was rushed, with a few too many components borrowed from the Fiat Chrysler parts bin and a tail-end design that looks like it belongs on a Nissan model. The Maserati Ghibli had the opportunity to take on the German benchmarks, which can be as common as Toyota Camrys in some country-club parking lots, but there’s not enough genuine Italian brio infused into this car to make up for its quirks and corner-cutting.