{"id":2998,"date":"2016-09-14T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leithcars.com\/blogs\/1421\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2016-09-14T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T14:00:15","slug":"2017-maserati-levante-italys-finest-awd-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/?p=2998","title":{"rendered":"The 2017 Maserati Levante: Italy\u2019s Finest AWD SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2999\" src=\"#BLOGPATH#\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/kubang2011.jpg\" alt=\"2017 maserati levante\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/kubang2011.jpg 800w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/kubang2011-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/kubang2011-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finding a good Italian restaurant in North Carolina is no easy feat. You\u2019ve got to wade through piles of Stromboli and deep-dish pizza before you finally get to the crispy bruschetta and pasta e fagioli.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And until just recently, finding a good Italian SUV in North Carolina wasn\u2019t easy either. But fear not, for the Maserati Levante has just rolled into Maserati of Raleigh, and this SUV is the cavallo di battaglia (or, pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance).<\/p>\n<h3>2017 Maserati Levante<\/h3>\n<p>Named after a western Mediterranean wind that blows through the Strait of Gibraltar, the Levante is every bit as beautiful as it sounds. All-wheel drive comes standard, as does an eight speed automatic transmission, and you\u2019re given the choice of a 345hp or 424hp V-6 engine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3000\" src=\"#BLOGPATH#\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/zegna-maserati-levante-partnership-car-interiors-accessories_1-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Maserati Levante\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/zegna-maserati-levante-partnership-car-interiors-accessories_1-1024x571.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/zegna-maserati-levante-partnership-car-interiors-accessories_1-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/zegna-maserati-levante-partnership-car-interiors-accessories_1-768x429.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/zegna-maserati-levante-partnership-car-interiors-accessories_1.jpg 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Either of those engines will blast you from 0-60 in under 6 seconds, and both are capable of towing nearly 6000lbs. There\u2019s also a sport mode that livens up the throttle response and stiffens the suspension for improved cornering that\u2019ll make you feel like you bought a GrandTurismo. In fact, the cornering is so good, Car and Driver writes that it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/maserati\/levante\">rivals the Ghibli in terms of handling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maserati Reveal Video<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Numbers and features don\u2019t do it justice, though. The Levante\u2019s mystique can\u2019t be explained through a spec sheet. The only way to <em>really <\/em>experience it is to sit behind the wheel and drive it for yourself. If that\u2019s something you\u2019d like to do, the good people at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maseratiraleigh.com\/\">Maserati of Raleigh<\/a> can definitely help make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>For those who don\u2019t have time to make it out to the dealership, we\u2019d encourage you to check out the Maserati Levante reveal event video:<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/167119325?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So if you\u2019ve been looking at the BMW X6, the Porsche Cayenne, or the Mercedes-Benz GLE, we\u2019d encourage you not to overlook the Maserati Levante. It\u2019s one of the most unique, and advanced SUVs on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time, arrivederci!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding a good Italian restaurant in North Carolina is no easy feat. You\u2019ve got to wade through piles of Stromboli and deep-dish pizza before you finally get to the crispy bruschetta and pasta e fagioli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.leithcars.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}