Maserati got us giggling with the MC20, the newest halo car of the trident brand. Not only is the MC20 a gorgeous sight, but it has a firecracker of a V6 engine, and an all-electric variant should enter the fray in mid-2022 if all goes according to plan. The same tactic applies to the newest 2023 Maserati Grecale crossover. You can think of Grecale as Levante’s younger and smaller sibling, and it’s arriving at Maserati dealerships this fall boasting a bevy of powertrain options.

Maserati Grecale: Gasoline or Hybrid Power

The 2023 Maserati Grecale will initially have gasoline and hybrid powertrains in three main trim variants. The base Grecale GT will have a turbocharged four-cylinder gas engine with a mild-hybrid system churning out 296 horsepower and 332 lb-ft. of torque, sufficient grunt to push it from zero to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds.
Grecale Modena gets a more potent 330 horsepower version of the four-banger hybrid from the base GT, pushing it from zero to 60 mph in five seconds flat, said Maserati. However, Grecale Trofeo ups the ante with a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 pumping out 523 horsepower and 457 lb-ft. of torque. The blown V6 is essentially a detuned version of the MC20’s high-revving Netunno powerplant, now pumping out 98 horsepower less for the Grecale.

Despite having 98 fewer horses, Grecale Trofeo scampers from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, not bad for a midsize (albeit overgrown) crossover. In addition, Maserati claims a top...