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Presented with great pomp and circumstance in September 2020, the Maserati MC20 arrived in the United States for the 2022 model year. Available from $210,000 sans $3,695 for destination charges, the six-cylinder supercar appears to be in high demand in this part of the world.
Chassis number ZAM24BXA3N0379795, for example, features a final price of $250,395 on the window sticker and a current bid of $280,000 on Bring a Trailer. Listed with 86 miles (138 kilometers) on the clock, this car is offered with a Montana title in the name of the owner’s LLC.
Originally delivered by a Santa Monica-based retailer in California, the MC20 features a plethora of tasteful optional extras. I can’t wrap my head around the $500 charged for heated front seats given the starting price of this rear-driven thriller, but hey, that’s Maserati for you. Other goodies include $10,000 carbon-ceramic brakes, a $5,000 carbon-fiber engine cover, a $5,500 carbon-fiber spoiler, $5,500 forged wheels, a $4,000 nose lift, $1,200 glossy blue calipers, as well as a $500 Alcantara steering wheel.
The Monroney label further lists 10-percent U.S. and Canadian parts content and a fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon (13 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined test cycle. If that seems like too much for a relatively light machine with a 3.0-liter V6, do bear in mind that Maserati tuned the twin-turbo lump to 621 hp and 538 pound-feet (730 Nm).
Baptized Nettuno, this mill isn’t 100-percent Maserati as the Italian automaker says it is. Closely linked to Ferrari, the company uses the same firing order as the F154-based V6 in the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, the same 8,000-rpm rev limit as the SF90 Stradale, and the same 90-degree angle between the cylinder banks as the F154 engine for the Nettuno.
Another interesting detail comes in the guise of the Tremec TR-9080 transaxle, an eight-speed DCT with an electronic LSD. That is pretty much the same setup employed by the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the Z51 package, which flaunts a 5.2:1 final drive ratio vs. 5.174:1 in the MC20.
Originally delivered by a Santa Monica-based retailer in California, the MC20 features a plethora of tasteful optional extras. I can’t wrap my head around the $500 charged for heated front seats given the starting price of this rear-driven thriller, but hey, that’s Maserati for you. Other goodies include $10,000 carbon-ceramic brakes, a $5,000 carbon-fiber engine cover, a $5,500 carbon-fiber spoiler, $5,500 forged wheels, a $4,000 nose lift, $1,200 glossy blue calipers, as well as a $500 Alcantara steering wheel.
The Monroney label further lists 10-percent U.S. and Canadian parts content and a fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon (13 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined test cycle. If that seems like too much for a relatively light machine with a 3.0-liter V6, do bear in mind that Maserati tuned the twin-turbo lump to 621 hp and 538 pound-feet (730 Nm).
Baptized Nettuno, this mill isn’t 100-percent Maserati as the Italian automaker says it is. Closely linked to Ferrari, the company uses the same firing order as the F154-based V6 in the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, the same 8,000-rpm rev limit as the SF90 Stradale, and the same 90-degree angle between the cylinder banks as the F154 engine for the Nettuno.
Another interesting detail comes in the guise of the Tremec TR-9080 transaxle, an eight-speed DCT with an electronic LSD. That is pretty much the same setup employed by the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the Z51 package, which flaunts a 5.2:1 final drive ratio vs. 5.174:1 in the MC20.
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