Compare the2023 Bentley BentaygaVS 2023 Maserati Levante

For enhanced safety, the front and second-row seat shoulder belts of the Bentley Bentayga have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Maserati Levante doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The Bentayga’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Levante doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

Both the Bentayga and Levante have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Bentayga has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Levante’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

A passive infrared night vision system optional on the Bentayga helps the driver to more easily detect people, animals or other objects in front of the vehicle at night. Using an infrared camera to detect heat, the system then projects the image on the windshield, near the driver’s line of sight. The Levante doesn’t offer a night vision system.

Both the Bentayga and Levante have rear cross-traffic warning, but the Bentayga has Reversing Traffic Warning (automatically applies the brakes) to better prevent a collision when backing near traffic. The Levante’s Rear Cross Path doesn’t automatically brake.

Both the Bentayga and the Levante have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all-wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and available lane departure warning systems.

The Bentayga comes with a full 3-year/unlimited-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Levante’s 50,000-mile basic warranty expires sooner.

The Bentayga’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Levante’s (unlimited vs. 50,000 miles).

The Bentayga has more powerful engines than the Levante:

As tested in Car and Driver the Bentley Bentayga turbo V8 is faster than the Levante Modena 3.0 turbo V6:

On the EPA test cycle the Bentayga Hybrid running on electricity gets better mileage than the Levante:

On the EPA test cycle the Bentayga running its gasoline engine gets better mileage than the Levante:

The Bentayga Hybrid can travel with zero emissions for 18 miles. The Levante can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

An engine control system that can shut down some of the engine’s cylinders helps improve the Bentayga (except Hybrid)’s fuel efficiency. The Levante doesn’t offer a system that can shut down part of the engine.

Regenerative brakes improve the Bentayga Hybrid’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The Levante doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The Bentayga’s standard fuel tank has 1.4 gallons more fuel capacity than the Levante (22.5 vs. 21.1 gallons).

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Bentley Bentayga higher (3 out of 10) than the Maserati Levante (1 to 3). This means the Bentayga produces up to 22.5 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the Levante every 15,000 miles.

For better stopping power the Bentayga’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Levante:

The Bentayga SPEED offers optional heat-treated ceramic brake rotors, which last ten to twenty times as long as conventional cast iron rotors, don’t rust, don’t fade during repeated high speed braking, and their lighter weight contribute to better braking, handling and acceleration. The Levante doesn’t offer ceramic brake rotors.

The Bentayga stops much shorter than the Levante:

For better traction, the Bentayga has larger tires than the Levante (285/45R21 vs. 265/45R20). The Bentayga’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Levante (285/45R21 vs. 265/45R20).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Bentayga has standard 21-inch wheels. Smaller 20-inch wheels are standard on the Levante Modena/S.

The Bentayga offers active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The Levante doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The Bentayga offers an available active suspension system, which counteracts cornering forces actively, limiting body roll and improving handling and stability. Maserati doesn’t offer an active suspension on the Levante.

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Bentayga is 2.3 inches wider in the front and .8 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Levante.

The Bentayga SPEED handles at .93 G’s, while the Levante GT pulls only .82 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Bentayga SPEED executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 2.1 seconds quicker than the Levante GT (24.6 seconds @ .79 average G’s vs. 26.7 seconds @ .69 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the Bentayga EWB’s turning circle is 2.5 feet tighter than the Levante’s (38.7 feet vs. 41.2 feet). The Bentayga’s turning circle is .6 feet tighter than the Levante’s (40.6 feet vs. 41.2 feet).

The Bentayga offers optional seating for 7 passengers; the Levante can only carry 5.

The Bentayga’s cargo area provides more volume than the Levante.

The Bentayga EWB’s cargo area provides more volume than the Levante.

Pressing a button automatically lowers or raises the Bentayga’s second and third row seats, to make changing between cargo and passengers easier. The Levante doesn’t offer automatic folding second row seats.

The Bentayga’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the Levante’s (7165 vs. 5952 pounds).

While the Levante Modena S can only tow 3306, any Bentayga can tow a minimum of 7165 pounds.

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the Levante, the Bentayga has standard driver and passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The Bentayga offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Levante doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

Heated windshield washer nozzles are standard on the Bentayga to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. Heated windshield washer nozzles cost extra on the Levante.

The Bentayga’s LED headlights produce a white, bright light using less electricity than the Levante’s standard xenon high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. HID headlights can be slow to reach full brightness or power cycle, causing issues when flashing them to signal other vehicles; LED headlights light instantly. LED lights also last about three to four times as long.

To better shield the driver and front passenger’s vision, the Bentayga offers optional dual-element sun visors that can block glare from two directions simultaneously. The Levante doesn’t offer secondary sun visors.

Optional air conditioned front and second row seats keep the Bentayga’s passengers comfortable and take the sting out of hot leather in summer. The Levante doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats in the rear.

The Bentayga offers optional massaging front and second row seats, which keep the driver and middle row passengers. Massaging seats aren’t available in the Levante.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Bentley Bentayga has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) on the dashboard and for the rear passengers. The Levante doesn’t offer wireless personal charging.

The Bentayga’s Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, with the driver only controlling speed with the brake pedal. The Levante doesn’t offer an automated parking system.