Maserati Grecale Trofeo Spotted Testing on Sweden’s Winter Streets

Back in August of this year, everyone here at Jim Butler Maserati of St Louis was excited to see the name of our second incoming SUV confirmed as the Grecale. It was scheduled to debut last month and be slotted directly under the classy and lavish Levante but was unfortunately postponed due to the ongoing semi-conductor chip shortage. The Carwale.com website offered up some new spy shots that have recently emerged on the web featuring a sportier version of this upcoming SUV, now officially on deck to be called the Grecale Trofeo.

It was spotted testing on the snowy streets of Sweden, with a noticeably larger set of multi-spoke alloy wheels and tires. There is the nice visual addition of red brake calipers up-front, and the posterior design benefits from what appears from a distance to be a set of quad-tip exhausts. Everything else seems to be in check with what is found on the SUV’s standard version. One of the most exciting prospects of any car coming soon is seeing what is under the hood. The SUV is expected to be powered by the 3.0-liter V6 from the very exciting MC20 sports car.

The Grecale is officially scheduled to be built on the same Giorgio platform as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, and the V6 will deliver an exciting total of 621 horsepower. We know here at Maserati that all these cars are geared towards those who have the finest preferences for luxury and the highest expectations for performance, and the Grecale has been specifically mastered to take on the competition from other thrilling vehicles out there such as the Porsche Macan GTS.

Inside some of the usual fittings to expect are leather and wood trim on the dash and an extra-large touchscreen and driver’s gauge cluster. Even though it’s a relatively small detail, traditional door handles in favor of electronic release buttons are in place, and normal variants may derive power from a turbocharged 2.0 inline-four that features mild-hybrid technology. This smaller and more affordable SUV is one great means of doing that in a market that is obsessed with crossovers.

You can find some awesome shots here of the Grecale Trofeo winter testing in the snow ahead of the reveal, on another tranquil and snowy day when the photographers also claimed that the exhaust note was a “rabidly delicious” and sporty character. Just like the previously spied Grecale Trofeo, this one’s redesigned front fascia appears to have taken a heavy dose of inspiration from the Jaguar F-Pace SVR. One element that Maserati never wants to sacrifice when it comes to cars is charisma, and we guarantee that the Grecale has the correctly positioned cool and all-around serious class to help ring in a fantastic and future-focused New Year!

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