Just look at the thing. To my eyes, Maserati’s hip-high MC20 supercar is one of the most stunning exotics money can buy, up there with pricier rivals like Lamborghini’s Huracán, Ferrari’s 296 GTB and McLaren’s Artura.
The beauty here is a swimsuit catalog of toned curves and taut muscle, without the typical supercar plethora of fighter-jet wings and aero add ons.
And its exotic style goes deeper than looks. The car is built around a state-of-the-art, single-piece, super-stiff carbon fiber chassis. Flying down the highway, the whole car tips the scales at a fighting-fit, no-fat 3,700 pounds.
That helps account for the car’s rock-out-of-a-catapult performance. Dial-up the most aggressive Corsa drive-mode setting, engage launch control, hit it, and the Mazzer will slingshot from standstill to 60mph in a neck-jolting 2.9 seconds. And won’t quit till the speedo is showing 202mph.
Powering this achingly-gorgeous projectile is Maserati’s own 621-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 cranking out a massive 612-hp and 538 lb-ft of torque. The way its screams to its 7,500 rpm red line is like having AC/DC sitting in the passenger seat.
Maserati calls this V6 masterpiece ‘Nettuno’, which translates to Neptune in Italian. The mythical sea god use to wield a three-pronged trident, which happens to be Maserati’s iconic logo.
Climb aboard through that lovely high-lifting butterfly door, settle into the hip-hugging bucket seat, and lay your hands on the lovely carbon-fiber-and-Alcantara wheel. Ahhh. It’s the feeling Tom Cruise must have had sitting in that Top Gun F-18 jet.
And to drive it is to absolutely love it. The beauty here us just how easy it is to drive fast. Very fast. The car almost shrinks around you, making it feel way less intimidating than some supercars.
The steering is laser precise, with perfect weighting and telepathic feedback. It just adds to the sensational feeling of lightness and agility the car has. Turn into a tight corner, and the combination of that awesome steering, huge chunks of rubber at each corner, and adaptive suspension, make the MC hammer around as if it’s running on invisible rails.
For 2025, you get the choice of this MC20 Coupe (pricing from around $243,000) or open-top Cielo ($277,000), while waiting in the wings is the thundering GT2 Stradale, a street-legal version of Maserati’s GT2 race car. Alas, the all-electric MC20 Folgore due to launch this year, has been cancelled due to weak demand. Pity.
For me, the MC20 Coupe makes the perfect supercar that you can run hard around the track, or do the grocery run to Trader Joes. A true bella macchina.
For instant gratification, our friends at Morgan Auto Group’s Maserati Tampa have this stunning 2022 MC20 Coupe with just 3,309 miles, on offer for $182,900 – a massive $125,645 saving on its original $308,545 MSRP.
Out of curiosity, I went and took a look. Painted a classy shade of stealthy-gray called Grigio Mistero, the car looks gorgeous with its black-painted 20-inch Birdcage forged alloys and contrasting blue brake calipers.
What’s so impressive about the car – and what makes it such a great deal – is its mile-long list of pricey options that come included.
Like the $35,000 carbon fiber body package. Or the $7,000 interior carbon fiber trim. Add to those, the $10,000 carbon ceramic brakes, the $4,000 black roof, and the the $5,500 for the carbon fiber rear wing. Then there’s the $2,300 e-diff, and the $4,000 Sonus Faber sound system. The list just goes on and on.
Inside, the charcoal Nero cabin features fabulous, body-pinching sports seats trimmed in leather and Alcantara suede with lovely bright-blue piping and detailing. Cool blue Maserati trident logos in the headrests too.
Just gripping that thick-rimmed wheel makes you feel as if you’re doing 200 mph around the Monza track in Italy. It’s a lovely mix of carbon fiber and Alcantara, with those huge, elephant-ear carbon fiber paddles just ready for action.
And there really isn’t a mark to be seen inside or out. I looked hard but couldn’t see a single blemish. It’s as if the car just came fresh out of the factory.
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