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INTERIOR The Levante’s interior boasts gorgeous craftsmanship and sumptuous leather throughout: exactly what you’d expect from the Italians. In GranLusso trim, you have the choice of an Ermenegildo Zegna silk and leather combination interior or, if you’re more sensible, fine grain Italian leather upholstery. The GranSport features sportier fittings inside, including sport seats, a sport steering wheel with gearshift paddles and carbon fibre cabin trim. Both trim levels
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have 12-way electrically adjustable ‘comfort’ seats, though, after driving the Levante for a day, even its standard lumbar support couldn’t soothe my aching lower back. They’re lovely to sit in and touch, but longer journeys will see you having to get out and stretch. Maserati didn’t skimp on interior features, however. The Levante is a veritable tech fest with a lovely 8.4-inch touchscreen with navigation and smartphone connectivity, automatic climate control, a Harmon Kardon premium
sound system (blasting Vivaldi never sounded this good) and a panoramic sunroof. They’ve also included all-round parking sensors and a 360-degree camera system that make squeezing the giant into a parking bay so much easier. Rear passenger space is average for the class, with knee- and headroom being forsaken for aesthetics – and the intruding sunroof. The boot is on the smaller size compared to rivals, and thankfully features an electric tailgate as it raises quite high up and out of reach.
As an option, you can customise your Levante with an Ermenegildo Zegna silk and leather interior.
