Italian automaker Maserati’s all-new Grecale SUV became prepurported to debut past due in 2021, however the international chip scarcity has different plans. While awaiting Grecale’s legitimate debut in spring 2022, Maserati has launched a brief video of a camouflaged (as usual) Grecale performing some iciness checking out in Lapland.
The latest Maserati Grecale will slot under the Levante overall performance SUV and is driving on Fiat-Chrysler’s (FCA) Giorgio architecture, the equal underpinnings utilized by the Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan and Stelvio compact SUV.
In addition, Maserati is prepping up an all-electric powered Grecale SUV that we in all likelihood won’t see till later in 2022 or early 2023. However, it’ll first of all arrive with a gas-powered inner combustion engine evolved in-residence through Maserati. Teaser snap shots of the Grecale commenced rolling out in mid-2020, however Maserati stays mum on engine ability and horsepower figures.
The Grecale attracts its call after a ferocious north-east wind of the Mediterranean sea, and it surely looks as if it primarily based totally on Maserati’s video above. Testing withinside the bloodless of the Swedish glades permits Maserati engineers to hone automobile dynamics over various tarmac, snow, and icy surfaces. With temperatures ranging from “some stages above zero” to as low as -30 stages C, it became additionally an possibility to fine-song the compact SUV’s traction, understeer, and oversteer traits in unique power modes.
“Grecale is the regular great even in freezing temperatures on expanses of snow as a long way as the attention can see,” introduced Maserati. In addition, Grecale will function nifty in-cabin tech referred to as the Maserati Personal Assistant powered through Android Automotive OS and 10.25-inch show screens, the number one cause why Maserati is constantly experiencing delays unveiling its latest creation. Experts declare the semiconductor shortages should remaining till early 2023, so we’re retaining our palms crossed in this one.
We’ll ought to wait till spring to peer if the Grecale is prepared for its international debut. Meanwhile, Maserati may even unveil its next-gen GranTurismo and GranCabrio in variants: gas and electric powered. With any luck, each motors will attain showrooms no later than 2024.