Robb Report Malaysia: The Maserati Grecale GT Sweeps Into Penang Island

Robb Report Malaysia’s readers in Penang recently got a closer look at Maserati’s newest kid on the block, the Maserati Grecale GT which brings a supercar engine into a performance SUV. One of the Grecale GT’s key draws is the horsepower generated from a detuned version of the MC20 supercar’s engine. All this and more was on display at St. Jo’s – the heritage wing of one of Penang’s premier shopping centres Gurney Paragon. Here at the venue’s square, the illuminated Maserati Grecale GT in Blue Intenso drew its fair share of casual onlookers, in part due to its shared styling cues with the phenomenal MC20. Among these stylistic DNA-similarities highlights are its grille and headlamps as well as its taillights that pay homage to the Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Maserati 3200 GT back in 1998. This particular Maserati Grecale GT edition also included the PrimaSerie GT trim with 20-inch Etere wheels, a panorama sunroof and painted callipers. Insider the cabin, full premium leather upholstery abounds with PrimaSerie dedicated stitching of the Trident on the headrest. Just as the Maserati Grecale – named after a north-easterly Mediterranean wind – offers a refreshing take on the automotive scene, so too does its accompanying speakers: a standard 14-speaker Sonus faber in the cockpit, with the option of a 21-speaker, 1,000-watt setup. At this event, Sonus faber was not just found in the car, it was also represented through the all-in-one Omnia active system, with its organic arc