The Maserati Grecale might be one of the brand’s freshest vehicles, but the Italian automaker is already making a few powertrain tweaks for 2026. The crossover will drop the base four-cylinder engine from the lineup and increase the model’s starting price, but it’s not all bad news.
The Grecale Modena will now serve as the brand’s entry-level offering, which is now available with a detuned version of Maserati's twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Nettuno V-6 engine. It makes 386 horsepower, 60 more than the outgoing four-cylinder-powered Modena, and it costs the same as the trim it replaces—$86,495 with the $1,995 destination charge.
This move makes its turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine obsolete. Maserati offered two versions of the powertrain for the crossover, making either 296 or 325 horsepower. The high-powered Grecale Trofeo rolls into the new model year unchanged. It still makes 523 horsepower from its V-6 engine and starts at $119,495.
Maserati will continue to offer an all-electric version of the crossover, and it enters 2026 with up to 275 miles of range, an increase of 30miles thanks to a new all-wheel-drive disconnect feature on the EV. It starts at $121,290.
Rumors were circulating earlier this year, which the brand vehemently denied, that Stellantis was considering offloading the struggling automaker. Sales for the bespoke Italian brand were down 48 percent through the first three months of the year, with global shipments down 14 percent by the end of September.
A modest powertrain change might not be enough to ignite sales for the brand. The extra power is nice, but it comes at a higher price. The entry-level 2025 Grecale started at $79,895, and now buyers will have to spend about $7,000 more to get into the Maserati brand than before.
It’s unclear if buyers will overlook the price increase for the addition of a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine. It certainly makes spending $86,000 much more palatable, and the powertrain better fits the brand’s personality, but that’s still a lot of money for a five-seat family crossover.
Source: Maserati via Car and Driver
