Since the beginning of the frequent spy photos of overseas media last year, Maserati Grecale has attracted the attention of many people, after all, Maserati already has a million-level medium and large SUV Levante, has SUV manufacturing experience, but also more clear pricing strategy, obviously Grecalle as a more beginner version, the goal is obvious: with a higher brand value, to the people-friendly price, 638,800 starting price, it seems that there is indeed a drama.
Imagine that year, 18 seconds after Maserati's first SUV Levante announced the price, 100 cars on Tmall were snapped up, a total of 5 million deposits were paid in 15 minutes, and the total transaction price of 100 new cars was nearly 100 million, so that Maserati, who did not pay attention to this market, felt full of surprises, and Grecale, as Maserati's second SUV model, there is no doubt that the market positioning is more accurate.
Compared with Levante, the new Gregare does not have a sword in the shape, the front face part is close to the design language of the latest flagship sports car MC20, the rounded teardrop headlight group is not as fierce as Levante, and the senses have become a bit cute, but of course, under the embellishment of the straight waterfall grille, the sense of sport is still very strong. Three exterior styles are available, GT, Modena and Trefeo, with 3 different powertrains.
From the side, the three-stage shark gill heat dissipation port on the Grecale and the "trident" on the D-pillar are a continuation of the family design, and the lines maintain a rounded and simple style, but the visual effect is lower than that of Levante. In addition, sharp-eyed people can find that although the positioning of the Grecalle is a medium-sized SUV, the actual size gap between the actual size of the Levante and the medium-sized positioning is not as large as imagined, and the wheelbase is only 10cm. But if you look at the surprise from the tail, it won't be that big, unless you put the acoustic enjoyment of the exhaust into it.
In terms of power, just mentioned, 3 versions correspond to 3 sets of power systems, but no matter which version, the power level can be regarded as a unique gear, even the entry-level 2.0T can already provide 300 horsepower, peak torque is also 450 Nm, and the highest configuration of Trefeo is even equipped with MC20 that set of V6 Poseidon engine, the maximum horsepower to 530 horses, peak torque 629 Nm, Zero hundred acceleration has reached the level of 3.8 seconds, which can be said to be worthy of the work created by the supercar brand.
At the same time, the Grecile is a car that attaches great importance to the pleasure of handling, for example, we saw earlier that Maserati in the winter test alone mainly for the traction of the vehicle under different driving modes, different specifications of tires and dynamic steering performance of multiple sets of tests and adjustments, I believe that as a brand with good sports genes, the road and track testing efforts, certainly not less than the winter test.
In terms of pricing, it is obvious that the starting price of 638,800 is very attractive, compared to the past Maserati SUV starting price is equivalent to lowering the threshold of more than 200,000, the spearhead is directed at Porsche Macan, there is no doubt that maserati's brand value is indeed more impactful than Porsche, after all, many people are serious, Maserati is almost the same level as Martin. Moreover, Macan also has a large number of options, why not go directly to The Gregare after the selection? Originally Xiaobian also thought so, the result was hit hard in the face, Maserati's optional cost is also not low, so before buying a car, it is still necessary to do enough psychological expectations.
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