And a nice shout out to the Jaguar Engineering team. Apparently we all owe Mike Cross a pint the next time we're in the UK.
I believe the Levante is nearly 5,000 pounds which makes my jaw drop. Maserati did absolutely nothing to save weight here which is a real bummer because if they could have kept the weight under 4500 pounds I bet the Levante would be a much better car.
. .. if they don't cover it in raw meat or some other such nonsense.
A Jaguar v. a Bentley? I dont really see the point of that at all. One starts at 42 thousand, the other 229 thousand. One has a supercharged V6, the other a twin-turbo V12. Jaguar is more sport, Bentley is ultra-luxury.
And that's the Top of the line Levante S vs. an R-SPort. The F-Pace S is three-tenths of a second quicker than the R-Sport because of the 40 extra hp. It's just as quick as the top of the line Levante S. I lot of buyers will go for a less powerful version of the Levante S, which is horse and buggy slow compared to any petrol F-Pace.
I dont think their would be any competition, the Stelvio would win 100% (at least the top of the line stelvio would). That also has a Ferrari built engine and makes over 400 HP. The design is terrible but I have heard the driving dynamics are fantastic.
Really? I'm not so sure it's that clear cut. Granted I haven't driven the Alfa, just seen it, but in any fair comparison all aspects are taken into consideration. The Jag is a great all rounder, so the Alfa would hv to beat it soundly in at least a few categories, not just one.
I have a feeling the interior is much better in the Alfa, the engine is more powerful, the driving dynamics are better. Granted I haven't driven it, just read some first drive reviews. I dont thing an old, heavy supercharged V6 is going to beat a Ferrari built engine.
Maybe it's my scot-irish cheap genes but a guy in our building has the Bentley, he looks ridiculous in it. It does nothing for me but say "I'm either rich, or good at pretending to be, and stupid." I've heard it's leased. Now a Bentley sedan or limo cruising around LA, that's a different story.
Totally agree, a flying spur or continental GT; pure British luxury. But a $230,000 SUV... I don't understand it and never will. I don't even think its that good looking either. I would take the $65,000 F-pace before I touched the Bentayga.
Because to even be mentioned in the same sentence is quite a shout out to Jaguar, don't you think?
Not necessarily. There is a channel on youtube call the fast lane car. Depending on what cars they are given at the same time they will do a mashup. Ive seen an SUV compared to a truck, a hybrid compared to a regular petrol engine a dodge challenger hellcat vs. a C63 AMG, an F-type R vs. a Mustang. Now none of those make sense but they do it because they have the cars at the same time and they get views. In no way is the F-pace comparable to the Bentayga other than that they are both SUVs.
