Photo: Maserati
The start of the Monterey Car Week 2023 is quickly approaching (the festivities officially kick off on August 11), so the carmakers with the most at stake for this year's edition of the event can't seem to hold their composure as they tremble with excitement. Among the ones that do this is Italian carmaker Maserati.
A long-time presence at such gatherings, Maserati has some truly extraordinary prepared for Monterey: a derivation of the mighty MC20, designed exclusively for use on the track.
We've known this car is coming for a while now. We first got wind that something exhilarating was cooking in Modena a while back, when something called Project24 made it into the spotlight. Then, at the beginning of August, we learned Project24 is actually a car called MCXtrema, the brand's new hypercar (that's what the Italians are calling it).
The details released so far about the vehicle paint the picture of a machine that's likely to be remembered down the years. Whereas the MC20's 3.0-liter Nettuno turbocharged V6 engine delivers an impressive 621 hp, the variant fitted inside the MCXtrema will punch that up to a staggering 730 hp.
Taking into account the fact the car weighs just 1,250 kg (2,756 pounds), that makes for an impressive weight-to-power ratio of 1.69 kg/hp.
What exactly that means for the vehicle in terms of track performance is not known at the moment, but we don't have a long time to wait until all is revealed. Maserati will pull the wraps off the race car and all its secrets at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering on Friday, August 11.
You may be wondering why then we're telling you things you already knew. Well, remember that excitement part I mentioned at the beginning of this article? It seems Maserati couldn't wait until Friday so it already released a new image of the MCXtrema.
Overall we already knew how the car would look from the renderings we've been treated to so far, but the new image gives us the clearest look at the model, its many carbon fiber elements, and the racing wheels.
After it pulls the veils off the model Maserati plans to make just 62 units of the thing. Pricing for them was not announced, but given how the MC20 it is based on goes for well over $200k we expect the new machine to take the stakes ever higher.
Separately from the MCXtrema Maserati will bring to California a host of exciting vehicles, including the one-off Luce and Prisma, which will be making their North American debut. The GranTurismo PrimaSerie Trofeo and GranTurismo Folgore will also be displayed, while 75 classic Maserati cars will be making a huge appearance on the Laguna Seca Raceway.
That being said, stay tuned tomorrow for the full specs of the MCXtrema Maserati insanity.
We've known this car is coming for a while now. We first got wind that something exhilarating was cooking in Modena a while back, when something called Project24 made it into the spotlight. Then, at the beginning of August, we learned Project24 is actually a car called MCXtrema, the brand's new hypercar (that's what the Italians are calling it).
The details released so far about the vehicle paint the picture of a machine that's likely to be remembered down the years. Whereas the MC20's 3.0-liter Nettuno turbocharged V6 engine delivers an impressive 621 hp, the variant fitted inside the MCXtrema will punch that up to a staggering 730 hp.
Taking into account the fact the car weighs just 1,250 kg (2,756 pounds), that makes for an impressive weight-to-power ratio of 1.69 kg/hp.
What exactly that means for the vehicle in terms of track performance is not known at the moment, but we don't have a long time to wait until all is revealed. Maserati will pull the wraps off the race car and all its secrets at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering on Friday, August 11.
You may be wondering why then we're telling you things you already knew. Well, remember that excitement part I mentioned at the beginning of this article? It seems Maserati couldn't wait until Friday so it already released a new image of the MCXtrema.
Overall we already knew how the car would look from the renderings we've been treated to so far, but the new image gives us the clearest look at the model, its many carbon fiber elements, and the racing wheels.
After it pulls the veils off the model Maserati plans to make just 62 units of the thing. Pricing for them was not announced, but given how the MC20 it is based on goes for well over $200k we expect the new machine to take the stakes ever higher.
Separately from the MCXtrema Maserati will bring to California a host of exciting vehicles, including the one-off Luce and Prisma, which will be making their North American debut. The GranTurismo PrimaSerie Trofeo and GranTurismo Folgore will also be displayed, while 75 classic Maserati cars will be making a huge appearance on the Laguna Seca Raceway.
That being said, stay tuned tomorrow for the full specs of the MCXtrema Maserati insanity.
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