THE SUV market is the biggest cake on the plate right now and everyone wants a slice of it – including Maserati!
So here’s the Maserati Levante, its first SUV in a century of history, this spring joining the Quattroporte, Ghibli, GranTurismo and GranCabrio in European showrooms after making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week.
The aggressive front introduces new, tapered headlights separated into two elements, with the upper headlight unit connected to the radiator grille.
Maserati’s design signature is clearly visible on the sides: the three iconic air vents on the front wings, the trapezoidal rear pillar with the “Saetta” logo and the large, frameless door windows.
The rear is dominated by the very tapered back window and streamlined shape, both typical of a high-performance sports car.
At a technical level, the Levante’s chassis is designed to combine the outstanding on-road performance typical of every Maserati with unrivalled handling even on very low-grip surfaces and an excellent off-road performance and ride.
As a prestige machine the new SUV naturally boasts a high level of content as standard.
All versions feature sophisticated electronic suspension with controlled damping and air springs, which can be set on several levels, Q4 intelligent all-wheel drive and 8-speed automatic transmission mated to a range of both petrol and diesel engines that are all Euro 6-compliant.
