Maserati lately debuted the MCPura, the alternative for the MC20, on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity. The Italian is now engaged on a brand new flagship super-GT that’s anticipated to reach someday subsequent 12 months.
Santo Ficili, COO of Maserati, mentioned, “We’ve infinite potentialities to customize merchandise for our clients, for your entire vary of Maserati. I’m imagining to do one thing like we did prior to now, additionally contemplating Alfa Romeo.”
“We are able to think about a ‘few-off’ Maserati. It’s straightforward, as a result of you possibly can take a look at the previous of those two manufacturers, and you’ll find a pleasant automotive just like the 33 Stradale, and we will invent one thing like this,” he added.
The brand new super-GT would be the most unique and highly effective combustion-engined automotive Maserati has ever produced for the reason that MC12. In contrast to the legendary V12 supercar, the brand new mannequin is more likely to be powered by a V6 engine.
It’s mentioned that the brand new restricted version shall be a tribute to Maserati’s Nettuno V6 engine, which powers the Granturismo, Grecale and the brand new MCPura. It’s anticipated to be tuned past 621 hp, however extra apparently, it might be paired with a handbook gearbox.
Davide Danesin, Head of Maserati Engineering, mentioned, “A handbook gearbox is a chance. I don’t see that in large collection [production], however why not do a particular model with a handbook gearbox. No cause to say by no means. It might be the proper alternative for a restricted version of a automotive.”
“By doing a purely mechanical automotive, it does make sense to have a mechanical gearbox with a shifter,” he mentioned. “So why not?”
Supply: Autocar