Maserati has just dropped another piece of
the MC20 puzzle, and this time it’s the engine that gets some attention. The
heart of the Italian super sports car is a 3.0-liter V6 with twin
turbochargers, developed using technological features derived from Formula 1.
Tipping the scales at under 220 kg, it pumps out 621 HP at 7,500 rpm and 730 Nm of torque from 3,000 to 5,500 rpm, and
can be revved up to 8,000 rpm.
The new power plant has a pre-chamber
combustion system with twin-spark plugs, a first for an engine destined for the
road. Set between the classic combustion chamber and central electrode, and
connected by several specially designed holes, the pre-chamber is joined by the
lateral spark plug, which uses a traditional spark plug to support the
combustion when operating at low levels.
The twin injection system, direct and
indirect, helps reduce the noise low down on the rev range, while also
improving the fuel consumption and lowering the CO2 emissions. Designed at the
company’s Modena facilities and developed at the Engine Hub, where it will also
be built, the new engine is “protected by international patents” and will power
other future models made by the Trident brand, besides the MC20.
The MC20 will celebrate its world premiere
at the ‘MMXX: The Time To Be Audacious’ event that will take place in Modena,
on September 9 and 10. The sports car will also take Maserati back to the world
of racing.
