Unfortunately to me Maserati have fallen into the 'irrelevant' car maker sector.
When I bought a Ghibli Diesel in 2015, this was unique in being an 'exotic' and all importantly different looking car amongst, at that point in time, a range of boring and totally unaspirational German alternatives - previously Jaguar used to offer that alternative, but following the launch of the XE and Mark 2 XF, they too thought it would be a good idea to copy the blandness of Audi etc!
A high spec Ghibli like I had looked like a car that cost more like 100k I/O the 60k after discount it cost me. Sure it probably didn't have the engine or dynamic qualities to match say a 5 series, but like 99% of car buyers driving day to day that was unimportant, it had a unique position in the market place.
Today Maserati are offering a GranTurismo which is some 50k more expensive than its predecessor, which puts it in direct competition with far more 'exotic' rivals from Aston Martin and Bentley. It used to be a cheaper, almost bargain price alternative for those who wanted something special but just couldn't afford the obvious rivals.
The same for the Grecale, why buy one when you can have a Porsche Macan, or even models from Range Rover. The Grecale is just an average looking SUV that arrived too late to make a dent in an already flooded SUV market, it has absolutely no USP.
I fear for the future of the brand, once your in the downward spiral of 'irrelevant' its very difficult to pullout!
Just if I may as an ex Maserati customer, in terms of aftersales I have to say I always had good experiences with the two dealers I used - Joe Macari and HR Owen in London. Yes they were more expensive than if I had a BMW for example, but I always felt I was a highly valued customer with excellent service provided by the staff. It almost felt as though I had a Ferrari or Rolls Royce than just a humble Ghibli Diesel!
Turning to my choice of my replacement in 2022 - a Genesis Electrified G80, like the Ghibli here was a car - an all too rare these days an executive saloon, that firstly embraced the new and what will become the technology for all vehicles in the future in that it is an EV, but like in 2015 a unique alternative to its only rival the Mercedes EQE. However like the Ghibli it looks unique often being confused for a Bentley, and offers all the qualities of luxury that my Maserati had, but with bang upto date technology including semi autonomous driving, which on todays congested roads, with absurd speed limits - 20mph and variable speed limit motorways, makes driving so much more relaxing. It all has almost Rolls Royce Phanton levels of refinement, which is far more important than being able to drive down an elusive deserted country road at speed.
Finally like with my Maserati aftersales experiences, the aftersales service is hugely impressive, AND free of charge for five years!
By the way, whilst I could get castigated for no longer being a Maserati owner, and having switched to the dark side of EV ownership, how this forum is probably unique in its contributors welcoming comments from now a non owner, and despite some 'ribbing' always making me feel like a welcome member of this community. Sportmaserati, perhaps unlike its namesake, is certainly 'unique' in this respect, and as a member for 9 years, am always mindful of the close knit nature of this forum!