Two prototypes of the Maserati MC20 were spotted testing at the Ferrari-owned Fiorano racetrack, near Maranello, Italy. Despite being billed as a 100 percent Maserati product, its new twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 engine, with its F1-inspired pre-chamber combustion system with twin-spark plugs and dual injection, is likely tied to Ferrari, which is the company’s official supplier of two V8s.
Nonetheless, there’s no way of proving
this, so we’ll just stick to the numbers. According to Maserati, the twin-turbo
V6 delivers 621 HP and 730 Nm of torque. It
drives the rear wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with a
limited-slip differential, allowing the MC20 to hit 100 km/h in less
than 2.9 seconds and a top speed of more than 325 km/h.
An electric variant of the MC20 is also in
the making. While details surrounding the powertrain are scarce, it will
reportedly hit 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and have a top speed of 310 km/h, as well as a range exceeding 322 km. Allegedly dubbed
the MC20 Folgore (Italian for ‘lightning’), the zero-emission derivative is
believed to follow the open-top variant of the MC20 and could debut as a 2023
model.
