You Can Now Order An SUV With A Ferrari-Built Engine
A petrol-powered Maserati Levante has joined the range alongside the diesel already on sale in the UK.
There was originally some doubt over whether or not Maserati GB would take up the option of the Ferrari-built twin-turbocharged V6, but the 3.0-litre unit is now officially a choice.
It delivers 424bhp and a rich, bombastic soundtrack along with potential for 164mph and 0-62mph in 5.2 seconds; not bad for a big SUV like the Levante.
Known as the Levante S, its arrival in the UK is, apparently, in response to customer demand, but given how few petrol-powered SUVs you generally see on the roads, we’re not sure where this demand is coming from. The Premier League, perhaps…?
Prices for the S will start from £70,755, but don’t count on leaving the dealership without having committed at least a few thousand more on some of the huge array of options available. From personal experience on the car’s launch, adding £15,000 is easier than it should be…
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Alfa romeo stelvio qv anyone?
Its actually a Chrysler engine at heart, one of the weird children from the FCA marriage. The block is based on the Pentastar V6, and cast in Trenton, Indiana. A real Italian thoroughbred then..
It’s not the pentastar it’s just made in Indiana supervised by Ferrari engineers then shipped to Italy
I like how Ferrari say the won’t get into making SUV’s, yet Maserati offers a Levante with Ferrari developed engine.
Marketing at its finest.
I work at a Maserati dealership in the states, these things are pretty sweet. I’m not much of an SUV guy but these sound great and drive pretty damn good for what it is. So far no major problems, just some ECM updates. I’ll let you know when we get the Stelvio’s how they compare.
Should ferrari do a suv
I bet it will ve the giulia’s 2.9l V6
What a horrible waste of a glorious engine in another lumpy slice of doing what everyone else because ‘SUVs can(only slightly) be performance cars’