Maserati calls it “a dream car designed and built for men and women who love to live life in an understated though sophisticated manner.” If this is understated, what the heck does over-statement look like? Nevertheless, here is the Maserati GranCabrio, a four-seat soft-top version of the frankly beautiful GranTurismo.

It’s the first-ever cabriolet with more than two seats to wear the famed trident badge and, like its tin-top brethren, the styling was done by Pininfarina, one of the true legends of car design. Note the canvas roof rather than a folding metal arrangement. The makers have an explanation for that too, stating “a link with Maserati tradition” as if having a canvas roof was some kind of unique attribute. More likely a metal roof couldn’t fit, or was too heavy/expensive. Had a contemporary alternative been available, no doubt that link with tradition would have been ditched for appearing innovative and forward-looking.

Pardon the slight cynicism here, because there are 433 good reasons to celebrate, each one a horsepower from the sonorous, Ferrari-sourced 4.7-liter V8. The GranCabrio goes on sale this winter and should hit the boulevards next spring.