MASERATI LEVANTE FROM $147,600

John Carey

Until the Levante, no SUV had ever worn the trident badge of Maserati. But you would never guess from the way this weighty Italian drives. Equipped as standard with air springs and variable dampers, the Levante is more agile on a curvy road than a high-riding 2.2-tonne five-seater has any right to be and, thanks to a little help from Jeep, has more off-road ability than any customer is ever likely to exploit. Maserati’s starting point for development was the Ghibli sedan, and the SUV’s overall length and wheelbase are almost the same. Major changes for the Levante include suspension hardware designed to deliver greater wheel travel, plus the adoption of standard pneumatic suspension that can hoist the vehicle up to 40mm higher for off-road work or lower it by…

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