Maserati Levante

Maserati Levante: which version to buy

If you are choosing a Maserati Levante, the useful split is not “SUV versus SUV” — every listed body is SUV 5-doors, every gearbox is Automatic with 8 gears, and every drivetrain is AWD.

If you are choosing a Maserati Levante, the useful split is not “SUV versus SUV” — every listed body is SUV 5-doors, every gearbox is Automatic with 8 gears, and every drivetrain is AWD. The choice is which engine, which power rating behind a repeated name, and whether you want the 1 generation car sold from 2016-03-01 to 2021-01-31 or the 1 generation, restyling car sold from 2020-01-01 with no end date in the data. The restyling is the same generation with new version names and a large drop in ground clearance, not a second model. There are 12 catalogue lines in total: six before the restyling, six after.

Generations and what actually changed

1 generation (2016-03-01 – 2021-01-31), SUV 5-doors, 6 versions. Names in this block are all 3.8 AT or 3.0 AT. Two 3.8 AT lines share 3799 cm³ Gasoline, 8 cylinders, V-shaped, Turbo, Front, longitudinal, Direct injection (direct), 730 Nm from 2500–5000 rpm, 2170 kg, 80 L tank, 274 mm clearance, 313 g/km CO2, Euro 6, Independent, pneumatic front and rear, Ventilated disc front and Disc ventilated rear. They differ only in output and wheels: 3.8 AT 550 hp (404 kW) at 6250 rpm, 4.2 s to 100 km/h, 292 km/h, 265/40 R20 and 295/40 R20; 3.8 AT 590 hp (434 kW) at 6250 rpm, 3.9 s, 304 km/h, 265/40 R21 and 295/35 R21. City, highway and mixed fuel use for both 3.8 AT lines are not measured. Four 3.0 AT lines sit under the same name: Gasoline 350 hp and 430 hp (2979 cm³, 6 cylinders, V-shaped) and Diesel 250 hp and 275 hp (2987 cm³, 6 cylinders, V-shaped). Diesel kerb weight is 2205 kg; Gasoline 3.0 kerb weight is 2109 kg. Wheel sizes on the 250, 350 and 275 hp 3.0 AT lines are not measured; the 430 hp 3.0 AT uses 265/50 R19 and 295/45 R19.

1 generation, restyling (from 2020-01-01, stop not measured), SUV 5-doors, 6 versions. Names become Levante S, Levante Diesel, Levante GTS, Levante Trofeo, and two cars both called Levante (330 hp and 350 hp). Hardware that stays the same: Automatic, 8 gears, AWD, Front, longitudinal, Turbo, 4 valves per cylinder, 80 L tank, Euro 6, Ventilated disc / Disc ventilated. What the restyling changes on the numbers: Independent, pneumatic becomes Independent, spring; ground clearance falls from 274 mm to 187 mm on five versions and to 165 mm on Levante Trofeo (−87 mm and −109 mm). A 1995 cm³ Inline 4-cylinder Levante 330 hp line appears; it did not exist in 1 generation.

Engines and specs

Specific output from these figures: Levante 330 hp is 165.4 hp per litre (330 / 1.995). 3.8 AT 590 hp is 155.3 hp/l; Levante Trofeo 152.7 hp/l; 3.8 AT 550 hp 144.8 hp/l; 3.0 AT 430 hp and Levante S 144.3 hp/l; Levante GTS 139.5 hp/l; 3.0 AT 350 hp and Levante 350 hp 117.5 hp/l; 3.0 AT 275 hp 92.1 hp/l; 3.0 AT 250 hp 83.7 hp/l. The 4-cylinder restyle line is the densest engine in the catalogue; the 8-cylinder restyle lines are slightly less specific than the 1 generation 3.8 AT pair (−20 hp on Levante GTS versus 3.8 AT 550 hp; −10 hp on Levante Trofeo versus 3.8 AT 590 hp).

Injection: Gasoline versions list Direct injection (direct). Diesel 3.0 AT 250 hp and 3.0 AT 275 hp in 1 generation: injection system not measured. Levante Diesel lists Direct injection (direct). Compression: Diesel 16.5; Gasoline 3.0 9.7; Levante 330 hp 9.5; 3799 cm³ engines 9.44. Bore × stroke: Diesel 83 × 92 (83 x 92 on the restyle); Gasoline 3.0 86.5 × 84.5; 3799 cm³ 86.5 × 80.8; 1995 cm³ 84 x 90.

Performance and economy

3.8 AT 590 hp is the fastest 0–100 in the data at 3.9 s and the highest top speed at 304 km/h. Levante Trofeo is 0.2 s and 2 km/h behind (4.1 s, 302 km/h) at the same 2170 kg. 3.8 AT 550 hp is 4.2 s / 292 km/h; Levante GTS is 4.3 s / 291 km/h — 0.1 s and 1 km/h slower than the 550 hp pre-restyle 3.8 AT, with 20 hp less. The 8-cylinder pair therefore did not get faster at restyle; they got named Levante GTS and Levante Trofeo and lost a little peak power.

Among 2979 cm³ Gasoline cars, 3.0 AT 430 hp and Levante S are identical on the clock: 5.2 s, 264 km/h. 3.0 AT 350 hp and Levante 350 hp are identical at 6.0 s, 251 km/h. The extra 80 hp and 80 Nm (430 versus 350) buy 0.8 s and 13 km/h. Levante 330 hp matches the 350 hp 0–100 (6.0 s) but tops out 6 km/h lower (245 km/h) on 50 Nm less (450 versus 500).

Diesel: 3.0 AT 275 hp and Levante Diesel share 6.9 s and 230 km/h. 3.0 AT 250 hp is the slowest Levante in the data: 7.3 s, 225 km/h. The 25 hp step from 250 to 275 is 0.4 s and 5 km/h.

Fuel (l/100 km, city / highway / mixed) and CO2:

• 3.0 AT 250 hp: 10.3 / 8.3 / 7.4, 188 g/km
• 3.0 AT 275 hp: 8.2 / 6.6 / 7.2, 174 g/km — 2.1 city and 1.7 highway less than the 250 hp Diesel, mixed only 0.2 lower, CO2 14 g/km lower. If you buy a 1 generation Diesel, the 275 hp 3.0 AT is the one that pays for itself on the measured cycle.
• 3.0 AT 350 hp and Levante 350 hp and Levante 330 hp: 14.8 / 8.3 / 10.7, 194 g/km — same economy figure on 330, 350 and even across 1995 versus 2979 cm³.
• 3.0 AT 430 hp and Levante S: 15 / 8.5 / 10.9, 199 g/km — 0.2 mixed and 5 g/km more than the 350 hp Gasoline for 80 hp.
• Levante Diesel: city not measured, highway not measured, mixed 8.3, 218 g/km — mixed is 1.1 higher and CO2 44 g/km higher than 1 generation 3.0 AT 275 hp (7.2 / 174). Same 275 hp, worse measured mixed and CO2 after restyle.
• Levante GTS and Levante Trofeo: city not measured, highway not measured, mixed 13.3, 302 g/km.
• Both 3.8 AT lines: city, highway and mixed not measured; CO2 313 g/km (11 g/km more than the restyle 8-cylinder mixed figure).

Weight per horsepower (kerb kg / hp): 3.8 AT 590 hp 3.68; Levante Trofeo 3.74; 3.8 AT 550 hp 3.95; Levante GTS 4.09; 3.0 AT 430 hp and Levante S 4.90; 3.0 AT 350 hp and Levante 350 hp 6.03; Levante 330 hp 6.33; 3.0 AT 275 hp and Levante Diesel 8.02; 3.0 AT 250 hp 8.82. The 590 hp 3.8 AT is the lightest per horsepower; the 250 hp Diesel is the heaviest per horsepower.

Dimensions and weight

Gross weight is not measured on every version. Tank is 80 L on every version.

Kerb weight clusters: Levante 330 hp 2090 kg (lightest); all 2979 cm³ Gasoline lines 2109 kg; all 3799 cm³ lines 2170 kg; both Diesel lines 2205 kg (heaviest). Restyling did not cut mass on the carried-over engines; only the new 1995 cm³ Levante 330 hp is 19 kg under the 350 hp Levante.

Ground clearance is the restyle’s largest numeric change. 1 generation: 274 mm on all six versions. Restyling: 187 mm on Levante S, Levante Diesel, Levante GTS, Levante 350 hp and Levante 330 hp; 165 mm on Levante Trofeo. Buyers who want the 274 mm figure must stay in 1 generation. Buyers of Levante Trofeo accept the lowest clearance in the data.

Wheels (where measured): 1 generation 3.8 AT 550 hp 265/40 R20 and 295/40 R20 (same sizes as Levante GTS); 3.8 AT 590 hp 265/40 R21 and 295/35 R21 (same as Levante Trofeo); 3.0 AT 430 hp and Levante S 265/50 R19 and 295/45 R19. Wheel sizes not measured: 3.0 AT 250 hp, 3.0 AT 350 hp, 3.0 AT 275 hp, Levante Diesel, Levante 350 hp, Levante 330 hp.

Which version to choose

Daily distance, lowest measured fuel: 1 generation 3.0 AT 275 hp. Mixed 7.2 l/100 km and 174 g/km are the lowest in the set; city 8.2 versus 10.3 on 3.0 AT 250 hp. Same 600 Nm and 2205 kg as the 250 hp Diesel, 25 hp more, 0.4 s quicker. Levante Diesel keeps 275 hp / 6.9 s / 230 km/h but mixed 8.3 and 218 g/km, and torque is quoted at 4000 rpm rather than 2000–2600. For economy, the pre-restyle 275 hp 3.0 AT beats the restyle Diesel on the numbers we have.

Skip unless you need the cheapest Diesel badge: 3.0 AT 250 hp. It is 25 hp, 0.4 s and 5 km/h behind the 275 hp Diesel, uses more fuel on every measured cycle, and is the worst kg/hp (8.82). Injection on both 1 generation Diesels is not measured.

Default Gasoline six, either generation: 3.0 AT 350 hp or restyle Levante 350 hp. Same 350 hp, 500 Nm, 6.0 s, 251 km/h, 2109 kg, 14.8 / 8.3 / 10.7, 194 g/km. You are choosing clearance and suspension, not power: 274 mm and Independent, pneumatic versus 187 mm and Independent, spring. Wheel size on both 350 hp lines is not measured.

Same 6.0 s with less engine: restyle Levante 330 hp. Equal 0–100 to the 350 hp Gasoline, 19 kg lighter (2090 kg), 4 cylinders Inline 1995 cm³, highest hp/l (165.4), but 50 Nm less, 245 km/h instead of 251, and the same 14.8 / 8.3 / 10.7 / 194 g/km as the 350. The smaller engine does not show a better official mixed figure. Choose it for cylinder count and mass, not for mpg on this data.

The 80 hp Gasoline step that is cheap on paper: 3.0 AT 430 hp or Levante S. Versus 350 hp: +80 hp, +80 Nm, −0.8 s, +13 km/h, +0.2 mixed, +5 g/km, same 2109 kg. That is 4.90 kg/hp versus 6.03. Wheels are measured here (265/50 R19, 295/45 R19). Levante S is the restyle twin: same engine numbers, 187 mm instead of 274 mm, spring instead of pneumatic.

Fastest 1 generation, if you want 274 mm and pneumatic: 3.8 AT 590 hp. 3.9 s, 304 km/h, 3.68 kg/hp — best power-to-weight in the catalogue. Versus 3.8 AT 550 hp you pay for 40 hp, 0.3 s and 12 km/h at identical 730 Nm, 2170 kg, 313 g/km and unmeasured fuel. Wheels step from 20-inch to 21-inch. If 3.9 versus 4.2 s is not the point, 3.8 AT 550 hp is the same chassis with 20-inch tyres.

Named 8-cylinder after 2020: Levante GTS if you want the 20-inch wheel set and 187 mm; Levante Trofeo if you want 580 hp, 4.1 s, 302 km/h, 21-inch wheels and accept 165 mm. Neither beats the 1 generation 3.8 AT pair on 0–100 or top speed. Both finally publish mixed 13.3 l/100 km and 302 g/km; the 3.8 AT lines do not (fuel not measured, CO2 313).

Reliability and problems: this dataset has no failure rates, oil capacity, engine manufacturer, or engine-number location. What it does fix: Euro 6 on all 12 lines; Diesel compression 16.5 versus Gasoline 9.44–9.7; restyle Diesels list Direct injection (direct) while 1 generation Diesel injection is not measured. Do not infer durability from those labels.

Price / for sale / 2026: not in the data — no prices, no 2026 model year, no Modena name. Decide on the arithmetic above: 275 hp 3.0 AT for measured economy and 274 mm; 3.0 AT 430 hp or Levante S for the efficient 80 hp Gasoline jump; 3.8 AT 590 hp if the goal is 3.9 s with 274 mm; Levante Trofeo only if the name and 21-inch wheels matter more than the 10 hp and 0.2 s you lose versus 3.8 AT 590 hp, plus 109 mm less clearance.