The new supercar from Maserati indicates the car company wants to get back into racing.
The new Maserati Corse 20 or simply MC20 (20 for 2020, the year of its world première and the start of the Brand’s new Era) is the Maserati everyone was waiting for.
A two-seat cabin is accessed through upward-opening ‘butterfly’ doors. The MC20’s interior design is simple and minimalist, with only the essential controls dotting the center console. The MC20 has a interface with a horizontally-oriented touchscreen tucked under the air vents in the center of the dashboard. The cabin offer upscale materials with a decidedly sporty bent, including black leather seats with dark blue contrast stitching, aluminum pedals, and carbon fiber trim. To help solve the issue of rearward visibility, the MC20 features a digital rear-view mirror that uses a rear-facing camera to feed an image of what’s behind the car.
With a 630-hp twin-turbo V-6 and spawn an all-electric variant in the future, the MC20 will be offered as a two-seater coupe or convertible with a minimalist cabin that’s focused on the driver. A collaboration with motorsport engineering company Dallara has resulted in a carbon-fiber structure with aluminum subframes for the suspension and powertrain. This construction minimizes weight, which sets the MC20 up for performance-related success.
Maserati with the MC20 has an opportunity to launch an all-new twin-turbocharged V-6 engine which is located behind the driver and pumps out 630-hp. Called Nettuno, the new engine utilizes a novel twin-combustion system borrowed from Formula 1 race cars and is paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission. Maserati claims a zero-to-62-mph time of less than three seconds and a top speed of over 200 mph. In addition to the gasoline-powered model, Maserati also says an all-electric variant of the MC20 with all-wheel drive will hit the market in short order and will be the Italian luxury brand’s first foray into electrification.
