As Maserati celebrates the centenary of its iconic Trident emblem, it has chosen to evolve the three models that now sit at the heart of its line-up: the GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale. It is a measured approach that focuses on improving what already works while reaffirming the brand's identity as a maker of elegant Italian grand tourers. The updates span design, performance, technology and electrification. More importantly, they provide a glimpse into ...
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With a name like “Grecale Folgore”, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s the villain in a mid-season episode of The Sopranos. But this isn’t a wise guy from Jersey, but rather Maserati’s first all-electric SUV. ‘Grecale’ refers to a north-eastern Mediterranean wind, and ‘Folgore’? That’s lightning. Fitting, considering this near-2.5-tonne Italian stallion can rocket to 100km/h in just 4.1 seconds. But don’t let the poetry of the name fool you. The Grecale ...
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The Maserati Grecale is living proof that Italian flair and strict emissions can co-exist in a future-focused harmonious symphony. It’s beginning to feel like the world has forgotten how to make anything but SUVs these days, and Maserati is actually fairly late to the game with its contender. Yes, they did launch the Levante back in 2016, but lacklustre sales didn’t make it a case-closed preposition. So back to the drawing board ...
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A little more than a year ago, Maserati revealed the Grecale, the automaker's first compact SUV. Aimed squarely at the ever-popular SUV market, the Grecale was launched with three variants. At that time, the Italian marque promised to release an all-electric version of the SUV “in a year’s time”, and thankfully they kept that promise. At last week's Auto Shanghai 2023, Maserati revealed its first electric SUV — the Grecale Folgore. Fittingly, Folgore ...
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