For the most part, the cabin of the Quattroporte looks and feels every inch the luxury car it’s trying to be. There’s plenty of (electrically operated) adjustment on the leather-upholstered driver’s seat and steering wheel, and the individually ringed dials and customisable digital display in between give a nice touch of class that’s complemented by the touch-screen infotainment system on the centre console. There are also umpteen combinations of high-class materials, trims and finishes for the cabin. We like the pull-out drawer at the bottom of the centre console that will hide your phone and cable while it’s plugged in to the USB socket.

Sadly, however, there are also a few too many places that betray a lack of attention to detail. The wheel-mounted controls for the digital display are fiddly to operate; the pedals are offset to the right and make the driving position a little uncomfortable; some of the controls – such as those for the headlights and wipers – feel cheap; and the visibility to the rear is restricted by the head restraints blocking the view out of the small rear window. Oh, and putting the boot-release button in the roof seems perverse.