Totally agree to this Damon, did you read in EVO the article of the Quattroporte testing against the V10 M5 and the Merc CLS 55 AMG, even with a 100+ hp deficit, The "FourDoor" (translating its name), still lapped the PalmerSport west circuit quicker than the German cars.
Are you still away ??
How's Mickey et al ?