2023
Automatic
24.4 mpg
Tax: £180
Mileage: 482
Petrol
2022
Semi-Auto
Tax: n/a
Mileage: 6,025
A Maserati supercar. It's been a while since we had one of those. In fact, it's been a while since we had a new Maserati sports car of any kind, but this model, the MC20, puts that right, the first mid-engined Maserati in a generation. Let's start with the name. The 'M' stands for 'Maserati', the 'C' for 'Corsa' [Italian for 'racing']; '20' designates the year of model unveiling - which you might not have guessed because this car's most direct predecessor, the low volume MC12, was unveiled back in 2004. Yes, it's been that long since Maserati has had a contender in the Ferrari segment. Perhaps that partly has something to do with the brand's previously close ties with Ferrari, which often left it reticent to step on Maranello's toes. But with the switch of Maserati ownership to the sprawling Stellantis Group in 2021, those ties have been severed: Maserati's no longer deferential to Ferrari; it wants to beat Enzo's brand on its own terms, a quest that starts right here with this car, offered in both this coupe form and as a glass-topped Spyder model.
So the wait was worthwhile. For as long as most of us can remember, a Maserati sports car was a model you chose if you couldn't quite afford a Ferrari and wanted more of a GT. Or, more recently, it wasn't a sports car at all but a luxury saloon or an SUV. Now however, just as Maserati returns to motorsport, it returns to the super sportscar sector - and in some style with this MC20. Predictably perhaps, the price is almost as arresting as the offered performance. And not everyone will like the turbocharged aural accompaniment of the potent Nettuno engine. But otherwise, this represents a grand return to form for this famous Italian marque. Be in no doubt, if you're fortunate enough to be looking at a Ferrari Roma, a Lamborghini Huracan, a McLaren GTS or something similar, this Maserati should also be in your thinking. After all, there's so much about it you might love - the styling and the carefully crafted cabin combining with an engaging yet accessible driving experience which has a lot to do with the way that it's rather better than the competitors just mentioned at being both a super sportscar and a GT. And the best bit is that with new Stellantis investment behind the company, this might be just the start of what Maserati can achieve. A new era has begun.
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