The sharp end

The supercar SUV trend is inescapable. Soon, we’ll have the new Lamborghini Urus cruising through Camps Bay and Sandton, and it won’t be long before Ferrari follows suit. All the while, Maserati will have been quietly churning out Levantes from its Mirafiori production line in Turin.

With coupe curves and wheels that look as if they were forged by Neptune himself, the Levante S is a serious work of art. At just over 5 metres, it is very, very long – longer than the Porsche Cayenne