Maserati Levante Trofeo: The V8 Ferrari SUV You Can Buy Right Now, Carfection 4 K

The Maserati Levante Trofeo has a big old Ferrari V8 under the hood and sounds brilliant. But is that enough It s a very attractive SUV, with muscular fenders, a sharply creased hood and the corporate grille that looks better here than on either of Maserati s sedans. This SUV looks especially menacing in my tester s Rosso Magma paint (a 17, 000 option ), which plays the aggression note well, alongside blackedout trim and 22inch anthracitefinished alloy wheels. Hints of carbon fiber peek through on the lower bumper but the car is generally devoid of the stuff. The rear end keeps things interesting with a sloping roofline that gives this ute a hatchbackish look, and you ll never hear me complain about a big set of tailpipes. This twinturbocharged 3. 8liter V8 puts out 580 horsepower and 538 poundfeet of torque, enough to shoot this ute to 60 mph in just 3. 8 seconds. It is also a work of art (see 01:38). The sounds coming from the tailpipes are simply excel