5th (tie) — Maserati Spyder GT 531.2 points. The Maserati Spyder GT's heritage comes through loud and clear, especially when its 7550-rpm redline is probed. Its engine is fantastic.

Like the 450S that Maserati entered in the final Mille Miglia of 1957, the new Spyder’s character traces to its engine. The dry-sump V8 is huge by Italian standards and consequently abundant in ...