2022 Maserati Grecale – everything we know

UPDATE, March 23, 2022: The 2023 Maserati Grecale has been fully revealed. You can read more about Maserati's new mid-size SUV by clicking here.

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November 23: While Maserati is yet to officially hand out any information about its upcoming SUV, details of its powertrain have surfaced online.

British publication Autocar was able to test a prototype of the entry-level Grecale, powered by a 2.0-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder engine coupled with a 48-volt mild-hybrid motor to produce 220kW – slightly less than the outputs of the Ghibli, which shares the same powertrain.

It's also understood the 463kW 3.0-litre, twin-turbo V6 from the MC20 will find its way under the Grecale's bonnet, although in a detuned state and with slightly different mountings given it is being transplanted from a mid-engined supercar to a front-engined SUV.

Aside from the all-electric variant, the two internal combustion engine-powered Grecales send their power to the road through an eight-speed automatic transmission, mated to an all-wheel drive system – which can send all drive to the rear axle under certain conditions.

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November 18: Maserati has continued to tease its new Grecale SUV after the model was meant to debut this month.

With its unveiling pushed back to next year, the all-new high-riding vehicle was shown off from a distance as Maserati arranged 80 prototypes in the shape of a trident, stretching over 100 metres in length.

With the Grecale's official launch delayed until next year, its development continues worldwide, with over 250 prototype models undergoing evaluation across Japan, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, China, Finland and Italy.

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August 6: The upcoming new 2022 Maserati Grecale small SUV will be revealed in November, the Italian brand has confirmed tonight.

Little else was confirmed with this latest news, however, with Maserati's press release focusing on the use of the Grecale name on the mainsail of the Maserati Multi 70 racing trimaran.

The sailing connection is clear, at least, in the new model's badge: 'grecale' is the name of a wind that blows over the Mediterranean. The Multi 70 most recently bore the name of the MC20 supercar on its mainsail.

"Naming cars after the most famous winds in the world is a tradition at Maserati. Starting in 1963, with the legendary Mistral, the brand followed this practice with the Ghibli, Bora, Merak and Khamsin," the brand says.

"In 2016, the Brand’s first SUV was named Levante. Now it’s Grecale’s turn, a strong north-east wind of the Mediterranean."

For more on the Grecale, see our evolving story below, and watch for more teasers to trickle out in the months ahead.

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February 19, 2021: Maserati looks close to bolstering its SUV range with its brand-new Grecale small SUV that's due before year’s end.

New blurry teaser images show the Grecale undergoing testing outside the Italian carmaker’s Modena factory.

Truth be told we shouldn't be seeing these images - Maserati had originally shared the pictures in confidence with its employees but some of them ended up on social media, forcing the company to distribute them more widely.

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Not much can be seen from the deliberately-shaky photos, though we can see some commonality between the Grecale and Levante, namely in the rear quarter, while the headlights look borrowed from the MC20 supercar.

While touted as a ‘small SUV’, it’s not expected to be much smaller than the Levante and is likely to be more of a companion SUV rather than an entry-level one.

Named after a “fierce north-east wind of the Mediterranean Sea", the Grecale will become the brand’s second SUV since the Levante was introduced in 2016.

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It will also be part of Maserati’s bold new vision that began with the launch of the MC20 supercar last year.

Maserati says Grecale SUVs are currently undergoing road, track and off-road testing in order to dial-in the SUV’s final setup.

It will be built at Stellantis’ factory in Cassino, Italy, in which Maserati is planning to invest 800 million euros (A$1.2 billion).

The Grecale shares a platform with the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, though what will power it is still anyone’s guess. Maserati has said that all of its new models will come with an electric variant so also expect a Grecale EV or PHEV at some point.

We’ll know more in the lead up to the reveal; Maserati has committed to unveil the Grecale before the end of 2021.