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Maserati is expected to launch its first ever SUV this year as a 2017 model.
We already know it will be called the Levante, but this pre-production prototype is still heavily covered in camouflage. For the first time, our spy photographers have managed to get close enough to the model and have provided us with a set of interior shots.
Naturally, since the vehicle is still a prototype, the interior has some camouflage on top of the dash, along with a set of dedicated instruments for the engineers on board. A quick look reveals the fact that the center console looks just like the one found on the Quattroporte and the Ghibli.
The elbow rest on the center console has the same shape as that of the two Maserati sedans while the top part of the center of the dash is more like the one on the Ghibli than that of the Quattroporte, but the air vents and other elements seem to be different. Therefore, the interior of the Levante will bring a combination of the Ghibli and the Quattroporte, decorated with a few extra elements.
The link to the Quattroporte and the Ghibli is logical because the Levante has a platform with parts from both cars. Furthermore, the SUV will borrow engines from the two sedans, so there’s good reason to use some interior parts from the two models in Maserati’s range. A look at the prototype reveals the fact that the car is not very tall and doesn’t have a massive ground clearance.
Such an approach to the SUV idea makes sense, because nobody would expect an off-roader from a brand like Maserati. Moreover, even if they created a rugged off-road car, sort of an Italian G-Class, few customers would really take it off the tarmac. The new Maserati Levante SUV is expected to be launched at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, held in March.
Production of Maserati’s first SUV should start in Turin, Italy, several months later, with the first cars expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
Naturally, since the vehicle is still a prototype, the interior has some camouflage on top of the dash, along with a set of dedicated instruments for the engineers on board. A quick look reveals the fact that the center console looks just like the one found on the Quattroporte and the Ghibli.
The elbow rest on the center console has the same shape as that of the two Maserati sedans while the top part of the center of the dash is more like the one on the Ghibli than that of the Quattroporte, but the air vents and other elements seem to be different. Therefore, the interior of the Levante will bring a combination of the Ghibli and the Quattroporte, decorated with a few extra elements.
The link to the Quattroporte and the Ghibli is logical because the Levante has a platform with parts from both cars. Furthermore, the SUV will borrow engines from the two sedans, so there’s good reason to use some interior parts from the two models in Maserati’s range. A look at the prototype reveals the fact that the car is not very tall and doesn’t have a massive ground clearance.
Such an approach to the SUV idea makes sense, because nobody would expect an off-roader from a brand like Maserati. Moreover, even if they created a rugged off-road car, sort of an Italian G-Class, few customers would really take it off the tarmac. The new Maserati Levante SUV is expected to be launched at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, held in March.
Production of Maserati’s first SUV should start in Turin, Italy, several months later, with the first cars expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
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