SUVs are all the rage and no one’s denying it. Alfa Romeo tried to revive its fortunes by unveiling a compact SUV recently called the Tonale. Now, Maserati is doing the same by coming up with an SUV called the Grecale. The Grecale will slot below the Levante in the company’s lineup and will pretty much be an entry-level offering expected to start around $40,000.

The company has teased it a few times in the past, and now, it is finally about to grace us. The Grecale is all set to debut today (22nd March), and you can watch the live stream right here at 9 a.m. EDT.

What Do We Know About The Maserati Grecale So Far?

Maserati did a la Tesla with the Grecale. It was teased at the MC20’s reveal and was said to come out in 2021. But, Maserati was also hit by the ongoing chip shortage and the automaker pushed the Grecale’s launch to 22nd March 2022.

The day has finally dawned upon us, and we have already spotted it testing many times. In fact, we even managed to get clear shots of the cabin not too long ago.

But, it was long before the compact SUV was spotted testing in the wild that we got a rough idea as to what to expect. The automaker revealed some “official spy shots” – got to be the stupidest marketing stunt in history – back in early 2021. It didn’t reveal a whole lot, but it clearly looked to be the Levante’s baby brother. It will share its underpinnings with the Alfa Romeo Stelvio.

Maserati will try to cover all bases with this product. It will be offered with a pure gas engine, a hybrid, and an all-electric avatar. Maserati will be selling the electric models under the ‘Folgore’ moniker. So far, we’ve spotted the GranTurismo Folgore and the Grecale Folgore. While the Grecale EV is still some time away, the high-performance Trofeo model could debut earlier. At the turn of the year, we spotted the Grecale Trofeo up and close. So, we can be sure that a ‘fast’ Grecale will be gracing us as well. We’ll have to wait and watch if Maserati will bring this along with the other standard models, or if it plans to have it out after the Grecale has settled in.

Expect the Alfa Romeo Stelvio’s powertrains here. This means we could have the 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-pot mill powering the standard Grecales, whereas the Ferrari-sourced 2.9-liter V-6 powering the Trofeo model that also does duties in the Stelvio Quadrifoglio. Some rumors even suggest the MC20’s 3.0-liter, twin-turbo V-6 to be plonked in – in a detuned version, of course – but this seems highly unlikely at this point.

Anyway, we can stop speculating for now because the real deal will be out soon. Watch out this space for more updates. In the meantime, drop in your thoughts and expectations from the Grecale in the comments section below.