Advantage Levante

One thing about Italian style and luxury is that they exude a distinctive difference. Maserati's first crossover, the Levante, is the same.

It may be a sport-utility vehicle, but the Levante's design allows it to stand out in a crowd of SUVs. It bears the Italian marque's DNA with the same huge grille with a trident badge as a Maserati saloon, and an iconic trio of fender vents and frameless door windows.

Aimed at the same segment as the Porsche Cayenne and Range Rover Sport, the Levante is just as large. But its sleek styling shrinks it visually and …