The
G ecale
is
Mase ati’s
take
o
the
mid-size
luxu y
SUV
a d
i
SUV-c azy
I dia
will
likely
be
the
fi st
po t
of
call
fo
buye s
i t igued
by
the
ico ic
b a d.
It’s
bee
updated
outside,
i side
a d
u de
the
hood
to
help
co ve t
that
mystique
i to
sales.
2027
Mase ati
G ecale
Exte io
Desig
a d
E gi ee i g
–
8/10
2027
Mase ati
G ecale
8/10
Like
most
Mase atis,
the
G ecale
is
o e
of
those
ca s
that
looks
bette
i
the
metal
tha
it
does
i
photog aphs.
The e’s
Italia
flai
to
the
desig ,
with
the
p opo tio s
fi ely
bala ced
ac oss
its
4.8m
le gth.
The
classic
Mase ati
cues
–
voluptuous
fe de s,
ve ts
aft
of
the
f o t
wheels
a d
the
cut
of
the
glasshouse
–
a e
all
the e
a d
help
establish
the
ma que,
eve
i
p ofile.
The
2027
G ecale
gets
a
mo e
p omi e t
co cave
g ille
with
the
T ide t
logo
at
its
ce t e.
The
key
visual
cha ge
comes
at
the
f o t.
A
st o g
ho izo tal
c ease
visually
divides
the
face
i to
two
disti ct
sectio s.
The
uppe
po tio
etai s
the
familia
sculpted
Mase ati
look,
while
the
lowe
sectio
adopts
a
fa
mo e
tech ical
a d
agg essive
appea a ce.
La ge
ai
i takes
fla k
a
mo e
p o ou ced
co cave
g ille,
with
the
T ide t
logo
taki g
ce t e
stage.
The
cha ges
a e ’t
d amatic,
but
they
make
the
G ecale
look
co side ably
spo tie
a d
give
it
much
st o ge
oad
p ese ce.
Ahem,
that
visual
li k
to
the
humble
Suzuki
Swift
is
also
less
p o ou ced
ow.
Sig atu e
ve ts
o
the
f o t
fe de s
add
cha acte
to
the
G ecale’s
p ofile.
The e
a e
mi o
tweaks
to
the
t im
elsewhe e
a d,
as
eve ,
the e’s
lots
of
scope
to
customise
the
appea a ce.
I
would ’t
cha ge
ou
test
ca ’s
a esti g
Ve de
Royale-o -black
colou
scheme,
tha k
you
ve y
much.
2027
Mase ati
G ecale
I te io
Space
a d
Comfo t
–
8/10
8/10
The
cabi
co ti ues
to
combi e
ich
leathe
upholste y
with
stitched
dashboa d
detaili g.
Not
much
has
cha ged
i side,
but
that’s
o
bad
thi g
because
this
emai s
a
cabi
that
st ikes
a
ice
bala ce
betwee
mode
tech ology
a d
t aditio al
Italia
c aftsma ship.
The e
a e
still
fou
displays:
a
digital
i st ume t
cluste ,
a
la ge
ce t al
touchsc ee ,
a
lowe
touchsc ee
fo
climate
co t ol
fu ctio s
a d
Mase ati’s
sig atu e
clock.
Each
has
bee
subtly
updated.
The
digital
clock
gets
a
evised
face
a d
ew
glass
desig ed
to
mimic
the
appea a ce
of
a
co ve tio al
a alogue
timepiece
while
etai i g
its
digital
fu ctio ality.
The
digital
clock
gets
a
ew
face
a d
glass
desig ed
to
imitate
a
a alogue
timepiece.
Lowe
dow ,
the
old
gea
selecto
butto s
have
made
way
fo
metallic
toggle
switches
that
look
a d
feel
iche .
The
stee i g
wheel
has
also
bee
edo e
with
a
squa ed-off
shape
that
feels
g eat
to
hold.
Behi d
it
sit
Mase ati’s
t adema k
ove sized
alumi ium
paddle
shifte s,
mou ted
to
the
stee i g
colum ,
a d
they
emai
amo g
the
most
satisfyi g
paddle
shifte s
you’ll
use
i
a y
pe fo ma ce
SUV.
G ecale’s
alumi ium
paddle
shifte s
a e
amo g
the
most
satisfyi g
to
use.
Despite
the
sc ee -heavy
layout,
the
G ecale’s
i te io
is ’t
lacki g
o
wa mth.
Rich
leathe
upholste y,
beautifully
stitched
dashboa d
t im
a d
some
plush
mate ials
(exposed
ca bo
fib e
fo
the
wi )
tell
you
a
lot
of
love
a d
wo k
has
go e
i to
putti g
the
i te io
togethe .
Some
plastics
do
feel
o di a y,
though.
Rea
passe ge s
get
good
k ee oom
a d
head oom,
although
the
back est
is
ot
ecli able.
The
f o t
seats
a e
suppo tive
a d
a e
the
best
o es
i
the
house.
While
ea
seat
space
is
bette
tha
that
of
a
Po sche
Maca
(the
ca
the
G ecale
was
built
to
beat),
it’s
ot
the
ideal
buy
fo
chauffeu -d ive
buye s
who
will
see
mo e
value
i
a
like-p iced
Me c
GLE
o
BMW
X5.
Rea -seat
passe ge s
will
fi d
k ee oom
a d
head oom
mo e
tha
adequate,
although
a
ecli able
back est
would
have
added
a othe
laye
of
comfo t.
2027
Mase ati
G ecale
Pe fo ma ce
a d
Refi eme t
–
8/10
8/10
The
G ecale
co ti ues
to
be
offe ed
i
th ee
flavou s
–
GT,
Mode a
a d
T ofeo
–
but
today’s
Mode a
is ’t
exactly
the
same
as
the
o e
befo e.
While
the
Mode a
was
powe ed
by
a
2.0-lit e
fou -cyli de
tu bo-pet ol
p oduci g
330hp,
the
ew
Mode a,
co fusi gly
e ough,
also
gets
Mase ati’s
3.0-lit e
Nettu o
V6,
with
output
pegged
at
390hp.
It
eatly
b idges
the
gap
betwee
the
e t y-level
300hp
G ecale
GT
a d
the
full-fat
530hp
T ofeo.
2027
G ecale
Mode a
switches
to
3.0-lit e
V6
f om
the
e stwhile
2.0-lit e
4-cyli de
mill.
It’s
easy
to
fall
fo
the
cha ms
of
the
‘ ew’
Mode a.
The
ew
390hp
V6
comes
ac oss
as
a
much
mo e
atu al
fit
fo
somethi g
with
the
Mase ati
badge.
The e’s
eady
powe
at
ha d
a d
a
ice
pull
past
6,500 pm
whe
the
oads
allow.
The e’s
g eat
fu
wo ki g
th ough
the
gea s
too,
pa tly
because
of
the
feel
at
the
paddles
a d
pa tly
because
of
the
‘b aaap’
f om
the
exhaust
du i g
shifts.
The
sou dt ack,
i
ge e al,
is
ve y
appeali g,
with
a
ge tle
g owl
g owi g
i to
a
muscle-ca
bu ble.
How
much
of
that
sou d
o igi ates
f om
the
e gi e
a d
exhaust,
a d
how
much
is
e ha ced
th ough
the
speake s,
is
difficult
to
tell,
but
the
e d
esult
is
u de iably
e joyable.
2027
Mase ati
G ecale
Ride
Comfo t
a d
Ha dli g
–
8/10
8/10
Its
spo ty
setup
lets
some
oad
impe fectio s
th ough,
but
it
stops
sho t
of
feeli g
u comfo table.
What’s
also
easy
to
glea
is
that
the
G ecale
is ‘t
t yi g
to
be
a
soft,
comfo t-focused
luxu y
SUV.
The e
is
a
defi ite
spo ti g
edge
to
the
way
it
ides
a d
ha dles.
You’ll
feel
bumps
a d
impe fectio s
i
the
oad
mo e
eadily
tha
you
would
i
some
ivals,
although
it
eve
c osses
the
li e
i to
feeli g
ha sh
o
u comfo table.
Adaptive
dampe s
let
you
adjust
the
suspe sio
espo se
th ough
via
d ive
modes.
Adaptive
dampe s
allow
you
to
tailo
the
suspe sio ’s
espo ses
depe di g
o
the
selected
d ive
mode,
a d
while
they
do
make
a
oticeable
diffe e ce,
eve
the
most
comfo t-o ie ted
setti g
stops
sho t
of
completely
isolati g
you
f om
the
oad.
The
way
to
look
at
it
is
that
it
allows
a
little
mo e
of
the
d ivi g
expe ie ce
to
filte
th ough,
emi di g
you
that
this
is
a
Mase ati
fi st
a d
a
SUV
seco d.
The
c isp
ha dli g
is
up
the e
with
the
ow- eti ed
Po sche
Maca
ICE,
a d
that’s
high
p aise.
2027
Mase ati
G ecale
P ice
a d
Ve dict
–
8/10
8/10
The
updates
fo
2026
may
ot
completely
t a sfo m
the
G ecale,
but
they
make
a
al eady
disti ctive
luxu y
SUV
a
mo e
co vi ci g
p opositio .
The
sha pe
styli g
gives
it
g eate
visual
p ese ce,
while
the
i t oductio
of
the
V6-powe ed
Mode a
fills
a
impo ta t
gap
i
the
a ge.
Mo e
impo ta tly,
it
st e gthe s
the
G ecale’s
case
fo
a yo e
i
the
ma ket
fo
a
SUV
that
p io itises
d ive
appeal.
The
timi g
could ’t
be
bette
eithe .
Mase ati
is
e ewi g
its
focus
o
I dia
with
a
ew
deale
etwo k
a d
a
st o ge
push
i
the
ma ket.
The
G ecale
will
co ti ue
to
comma d
a
p emium
ove
simila ly
sized
luxu y
SUVs
(we
expect
the
a ge
to
sta t
at
Rs
1.2
c o e
ex-show oom),
but
it
has
the
style
a d
cha acte
to
cha m
its
way
i to
co te tio .