The Maserati Grecale will debut this spring, and the Italian marque has a new batch of teaser images showing the crossover scurrying through the snow. It continues to wear a bright red camo that makes the vehicle stand out against the white snow.
The images show the development of Grecale in Sweden and the Lapland region of Finland. Cold conditions ranged from just above 0 degrees Celsius to -30 degrees Celsius (about 32 degrees Fahrenheit to -22 degrees Fahrenheit). Maserati was evaluating the crossover for cold weather starting and handling, such as traction and steering.
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The Grecale will give Maserati an offering that sits below the Levante in its lineup. Despite the camouflage, the vehicle clearly has an overall rounded styling, except for a fairly flat grille with vertical pillars.
Spy photos offer a glimpse of the Grecale’s cabin (gallery below). There’s a digital instrument cluster and a landscape-oriented infotainment screen. The HVAC controls also appear to have their own screen to control settings.
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The details of the Grecale’s powertrain remain a mystery. The performance-oriented Trofeo version would use either the 621-hp (463-kilowatt) 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 from the Maserati MC20 or the 502-hp (374 kW) 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 from the Alfa Romeo . Stelvio Quadrifoglio. Maserati’s product plan says an electric version is also coming.
The Grecale was originally slated to debut in Milan, Italy on November 16, 2021. However, the company pushed back the unveiling to spring 2022 due to global semiconductor shortages. At the time, Maserati said the new model’s “groundbreaking” technology required the microchips which were in short supply.
Beyond the general timing of occurring in the spring, the exact start date of the Grecale is still unavailable. Look for it to be available for the 2023 model year. We don’t yet know if Maserati intends to launch the Trofeo version at the same time or introduce the performance model a bit later.
