2022 Maserati Grecale set to be revealed on March 22

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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February 18, 2022: Maserati has confirmed its hotly anticipated Grecale SUV will be revealed to the world next month.

Following months of teasers, the brand has announced the Grecale will make its global premiere on March 22.

Cloaked in camouflage bearing the words: “I’m the Maserati Grecale. I can’t tell you much more”, the mid-sized luxury SUV has been teased out driving on the roads also covered with clues about its technical specification.

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Below are a list of just some of the cryptic messages wrapped around the small SUV's body.

“Oh mamma mia. My Maserati intelligent assistant can be controlled by *****.” (Hints at Amazon Alexa voice control capabilities.)

"Maserati Active, Grecale capsule _designed from 44° 39’ 00” north, 10° 56’ 00” east.” (Co-ordinates point to Modena, northern Italy, the firm’s historic home.)

“Bellissimo, my cockpit flaunts more than **” in display surfaces.”

“Your comfort is my obsession. I see your eyes on my **L interior storage.”

“Let me surround you. Up to ** speakers for more than **** watts, I’m emotion, down to the smallest ****.” (12 speakers and 695 watts if using MC20’s sound system.)

“Pure Italian ***** ***** sound. My job is to please your ears.” (Nod to Sonus Faber sound system used in MC20.)

“More than ****mm legroom. Si, size matters.”

“I have ***** for more than just adrenaline.”

“Get a kick out of my ***L boot space.”

“Buongiorno, I dare you to try my * drive modes.”

“I’m emotion down to the smallest ****.”

“Per favore, choose your info on my ***” ********* cluster.”

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January 28, 2022: Another set of teaser images for the upcoming 2022 Maserati Grecale luxury SUV has been unleashed.

The camouflaged prototype is seen here undergoing cold-weather testing on the tarmac, snow and ice in Sweden, as the Italian marque works to fine-tune its handling on low-grip surfaces.

In addition, Maserati says it has tested the “start-up and driveability” of the Grecale at extreme temperatures to ensure in-vehicle comfort when the mercury is as low as -30°C.

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Final development work also includes improvements to “traction, understeer and oversteer in different drive modes and with varying sizes and types of wheels”.

The mid-size SUV is expected to debut in autumn 2022, after its November 2021 reveal date was postponed at the last minute, as a result of the semiconductor chip shortage.

There is a chance the crossover could be making an appearance next month, with a Maserati dealership in the United States claiming “Grecale is coming in February 2022”.

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However, Maserati is yet to officially confirm this news, with parent company Stellantis unlikely to unveil two crucial new SUVs (the other being the also-delayed Alfa Romeo Tonale) within the space of weeks.

Set to compete against the Porsche Macan, BMW X3, Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz GLC, the Grecale will ride on the same rear-drive Giorgio platform as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio.

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As the photos suggest, the Grecale will pick up the brand’s latest design language – which first debuted on the MC20 – along with commonality to the larger Levante.

This includes large headlights reminiscent of the two-door, as well as Levante-like slim LED tail-lights at the rear.

Under the bonnet – as confirmed by Autocar – the entry-level Grecale will feature a 2.0-litre turbocharged four matched to a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, with 220kW of power.

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The flagship version, likely badged Trofeo, is rumoured to step up to the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 from the MC20, albeit with less power and several tweaks to accommodate for a front-engined setup, compared to the 463kW unit in the mid-engined sportscar.

An all-electric variant is expected to debut later, potentially in late 2022.

The 2022 Maserati Grecale will arrive in Australia during the second half of this year.