At a launch event in London, Maserati announced the pricing for the new Levante SUV. The posh-roader will start from £54,335 on the road, and that price will net you a 3.0 V6 diesel model. The first customers will have their cars by the autumn.
That model can be upgraded from its base spec to include either a Luxury Pack or a Sport Pack, bringing the price up to £60,285, or for the particularly well-heeled, a Luxury Pack Zegna Edition at £61,185.
Maserati is also making a u-turn on its diesel-only line-up for the new Levante in the UK and will now offer a Ferrari V6 petrol in the range. The firm has also revealed that plug-in hybrid versions of the Maserati Levante will arrive in just two years time.
The all-new SUV – the first to be offered by the 102-year old brand – will arrive in the UK six months later than the rest of Europe, due to the time needed to engineer it for right-hand drive.
Maserati has previously been keen on only offering a diesel engine to British buyers. Now though, Maserati’s CEO Harald Wester has said a petrol-engined version will appear in the line-up that’s scheduled to launch in the UK in mid November.
It’ll come as good news for fans of Maserati in the UK as a petrol version is more in line with the famous Italian brand’s roots. Furthermore, Ferrari builds the 430bhp 3.0-litre V6 petrol that is destined for the UK so there’ll be reason for enthusiasts to get excited.