In winning the prize, the Quattroporte Sport GT S beat off competition from the Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed, the BMW 750Li and the Cadillac CTS-V.

Journalist Paul Meyer pointed out the strong ties between Maserati and the United States: ‘American car fans’ attraction to Maserati began seventy years ago when the Maserati 8CTF ‘Boyle Special’ won the Indianapolis 500. With the win, Maserati became the first, and to date, only Italian manufacturer to win at Indy’. Maserati’s fame grew with the victory and the arrival of the Quattroporte Sport GT S, ‘An American Idol from Italy’, can ‘only reinforce’ this reputation.