The 2022 Levante Trofeo finds itself in a strange spot. It’s wildly powerful and undoubtedly all the more charming for that, its Ferrari-developed engine a love letter to internal combustion. Indeed you could well argue that if you’re not opting for the Trofeo flavor, then you should look elsewhere altogether for your SUV needs. With other, lesser iterations of Maserati’s plush truck, you don’t get the fearsome performance and siren song which helps distract from some of the lingering shortcomings.
Maserati’s roadmap, meanwhile, signals big changes are on the horizon. The automaker has made no disguising of the fact that electrification is high on its agenda: it may have developed a custom V6 — the charmingly-named Nettuno — for the MC20, but that’ll be going hybrid and then all-electric next, while the new Grecale also has an EV variant in the pipeline. The next Levante may well, indeed, go all-BEV, as Maserati looks ahead to its “fully electric by 2030” commitment.
Chris Davies/SlashGearElectrification certainly can’t be said to be at odds with luxury or performance motoring: or, for that matter, the intersection of the two that the Levante Trofeo is currently occupying. The instantaneous torque combined with an EV’s hush make perfect sense for refined, potent SUVs, coupes, and sedans. All the same, I can’t help but be a little melancholy at what we’re giving up along the way.
For now, then, the 2022 Levante Trofeo is both flawed and alluring in one six-figure package. Rationally, there are rivals out there more well-rounded and easier to justify. All the same, with the right roads and a judiciously applied right foot, the charms of this monster Maserati are impossible to ignore.
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