Maserati MC20 Dancing in the Snow Is Like a Late Winter Dream

Although configurators for the model are up and running, the MC20 is yet to be driven on public roads by customers. In fact, Maserati is still busy putting the finishing touches, including performing cold-weather trials of the sports car. And that is how we got hold of the video below and a few amazing photos of the MC20 dancing for the first time on the snow, which you can see in the attached gallery.

MC20 prototypes are now out and about on the Ghiacciodromo Livigno snow and ice circuit in Italy and on the roads of Valtellina, where engineers are trying to see how the model performs both in the cold and in tricky road conditions. Cold starts, the low-temperature performance of its elastic components, handling, climate control, battery, suspension, and brakes, all are under review to make sure everything works as it should on the production version.

The MC20 is expected to hit dealerships by the end of the year. It will do so powered by an in-house-made engine Maserati calls Nettuno. We’re talking about a monster twin-turbo hardware that squeezes 630 horsepower from 3.0 liters of displacement and six cylinders. The engine has no problem beaming the car to 62 mph (100 kph) in under 2.9 seconds and on to a top speed over 202 mph (325 kph).

The sports car will offer a choice between five driving modes, namely GT, Wet, Sport, Corsa and ESC Off, providing different car setups for whatever driving needs there are at a given point in time.

Sporting butterfly doors, as Maserati calls them, two 10-inch screens, and six new body colors, the MC20 will probably be an incredible sight on the roads but also a fun machine on the track.