WE LIKE THE MASERATI MC20. A LOT. From a standing start, the boys and girls from Bologna have designed, developed and produced a clean-sheet supercar that competes with McLaren and Ferrari and needs no excuses. It's an unlikely and heart-warming story and, perhaps, a sign that the lustre of the Trident will survive for another generation or two.
However, Maserati can't survive with the MC20 alone. In fact, this is a company that needs and wants volume. Hence the Levante, which has been moderately successful since its launch in 2016 but isn't exactly denting Cayenne or Range Rover sales. Hence the Ghibli saloon, which has hardly troubled Mercedes or BMW dealers as they shift E-classes and 5-series with great success despite the market dominance of SUVs. The latest model that might, finally, give Maserati the sales success it wants is the D-segment SUV you see here. It's called the Grecale. Sorry for going all What Car? on you there.
Essentially, the Grecale is a Porsche Macan rival that's based on a stretched version of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio chassis. The idea is that the Grecale balances absolute sportiness with a luxurious GT flavour and a bit of old-school Maserati glamour. A complex target then, and one that's difficult to achieve but wonderfully realised in the MC20. If the Grecale can nail the formula in a mid-sized SUV then Maserati could really be onto something. This market is huge and continues to grow apace.
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BEST BUYS BMW M CARS
THE PERFORMANCE CAR LANDSCAPE WOULD HAVE looked very different over the last five decades without BMW. Its M division, founded in 1972, has produced some of the best driver’s cars ever to hit the road, and in the process has provided a stream of benchmark models for its rivals to chase. In recent years, stricter emissions regulations, downsizing and electrification have seen some of those rival cars falter, yet by and large BMW’s M machines have remained strong. In fact, some rank among the greatest the department has made think of the eCoty-winning M2 CS and M5 CS while others are the only options worth recommending in their respective segments. Price tags have risen with performance, however, putting those latest offerings out of reach for many, but the marque’s popularity means there are numerous earlier M models available on the second-hand market for far more attainable figures. Here are four of our favourites.
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