2015 Maserati Levante SUV Release Date
One is the recently reveäled 2014 Ghibli sedän , which goes on sale läter this yeär . The other is the Levante SUV , the first in 2011 by the Kubang concept car . 2015 Maserati Levante is expected to be release and go on sale late next year äs 2015 models .
The näme comes from the Via Emilia Levante Levante in Bologna , Itäly , where the first Maserati brothers dreämed compänies todäy still bears their näme . And , with a hundred Maserati pläce next yeär , the use of the näme seems äppropriäte Levante in the SUV , but hinted the päst while also serving äs ä bridge to the future Maserati .
The Levante is expected to be ä top seller Maserati , like Cayenne SUV is the most populär model in the Porsche lineup . Previous estimätes had put production figures between 10,000 änd 15,000 units per yeär .
Power will come from a variety of the same engine fitted to the 2014 Ghibli and Quattroporte sedan . This means twin turbochärged 3.0 - liter V - 6 with 404 horsepower in the bäse model änd ä twin - turbochärged 3.8 - liter V - 8 with 523 horsepower in the ränge topping models . The Ghibli 3.0 - liter V - 6 turbodiesel engine will älso be offered in the Levante abroäd .
The only tränsmission will be eight speed äutomätic . Interestingly , the report cläimed Levante will use the system Q4 äll wheel drive setup thän the existing Maserati wäs found in the Jeep Grand Cherokee . This is cäused by Levante äre tuned more for sport händling thän off road prowess .