Maserati Levante Hybrid is also present in a virtual world at the brand’s website houseof.maserati.com.
As the largest Auto Show in the world reopens – Shanghai 2021 – Maserati debuted the Levante Hybrid, the first electrified SUV in its history. The MC20, Maserati’s super sports car, also makes its first appearance at the Shanghai Auto Show alongside the global premiere of the F Tributo Special Edition.
“Shanghai Auto Show is an extremely important event for our Brand. The Show marks a rebirth in difficult times. We believe strongly in this new beginning, and today we are showcasing several world premieres that project us straight into the future,” said Maserati CEO Davide Grasso. (New FCA Italy Covid Credit Line €6.3 billion)
With the Chinese debut of Levante Hybrid, Maserati takes a step forward in its lagging strategy for electrification, which began last year with the Ghibli Hybrid. “Faster. Greener. Unique”, Levante Hybrid is faster than a diesel, more sustainable than diesel or gasoline, and unique in its specific characteristics, claimed Grasso.
The new hybrid SUV combines the 4-cylinder, 2-liter engine with a 48-volt Hybrid system to recover energy during deceleration and braking. The hybrid car weighs less than the 6-cylinder engine version (gasoline and diesel), and has better weight distribution, because of the rear-mounted battery.
There’s a claimed maximum power output of 330 horsepower, and torque of 450 Nm delivered from 2,250 rpm. The Levante Hybrid, only available with all-wheel drive, claims a top speed of over 240 km/h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 6 seconds.
The launch version is characterized has a new metallic tri-coat color called Azzurro Astro, available within the Maserati Fuoriserie customisation programme in the so-called Futura collection. This is a deep, bright iridescent color. In marketing babble “it is an interference color, varying from an intense sky blue in the sunlight to ash grey on surfaces in the shade.”
The Maserati Levante Hybrid is also present in the virtual world at the brand’s website houseof.maserati.com.
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