In the past, performance vehicles were often associated only with coupes and sedans. In the world we are living now, however, there’s one new breed of go-fast vehicles – the sport utility vehicles. There are plenty of powerful SUVs from many automakers and we know they can compete against performance vehicles from other categories. Is the same also true for the Maserati Levante? Let’s find out.
In this video from Sam CarLegion on YouTube, the Italian SUV appears in Modena S version, which isn’t the model’s range-topper in terms of performance but is still a very decent sporty SUV. Under the hood is a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 engine, good for 580 horsepower (432 kilowatts) and 538 pound-feet (729 Newton-meters) of torque. An eight-speed ZF automatic transmission channels the power to all four wheels. The SUV weighs 5,080 pounds (2,304 kilograms).
