Autocar April 29, 2020

MANY MAJOR CAR events and launches have been postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and one of the more tantalising was the relaunch of the Maserati brand, pushed back from May to September. Maserati has been promised a lot by its Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) owner over the past decade or more but given the chance to deliver very little. And what has come from Maserati – the likes of the Ghibli and Levante – has been well short of rivals such as Porsche and Mercedes-AMG. Now there is a new plan, and an even more ambitious one at that. As we reveal (p6), it includes up to 10 new models, including derivatives, before 2023, starting with a dramatic mid-engined supercar called the MC20. The investment runs into the billions. If…

MANY MAJOR CAR events and launches have been postponed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and one of the more tantalising was the relaunch of the Maserati brand, pushed back from May to September. Maserati has been promised a lot by its Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) owner over the past decade or more but given the chance to deliver very little. And what has come from Maserati – the likes of the Ghibli and Levante – has been well short of rivals such as Porsche and Mercedes-AMG. Now there is a new plan, and an even more ambitious one at that. As we reveal (p6), it includes up to 10 new models, including derivatives, before 2023, starting with a dramatic mid-engined supercar called the MC20. The investment runs into…

Maserati is starting to enact its most ambitious revival plan yet, with billions of euros of investment, a model line-up overhaul and a target to nearly triple its sales in less than three years. The Italian brand’s new dawn will be spearheaded by an all-new, in-house-designed mid-engined “super-sports car” called the MC20, which is set to be revealed this September. The big relaunch – one of many throughout Maserati’s history – was meant to begin in May with the MC20’s debut. That has been postponed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus, but we still know a substantial amount about Maserati’s first supercar since the Ferrari Enzo-based MC12 homologation special of 2004. It will be no watered-down Maranello model this time. In fact, the MC20’s very existence is permitted by the fact…

Maserati is starting to enact its most ambitious revival plan yet, with billions of euros of investment, a model line-up overhaul and a target to nearly triple its sales in less than three years. The Italian brand’s new dawn will be spearheaded by an all-new, in-house-designed mid-engined “super-sports car” called the MC20, which is set to be revealed this September. The big relaunch – one of many throughout Maserati’s history – was meant to begin in May with the MC20’s debut. That has been postponed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus, but we still know a substantial amount about Maserati’s first supercar since the Ferrari Enzo-based MC12 homologation special of 2004. It will be no watered-down Maranello model this time. In fact, the MC20’s very existence is permitted…

Maserati Bora Featuring one of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s most widely revered bodies to reach production, the Bora of 1971 was also the first mid-engined Maserati model. It used a 4.7-litre or 4.9-litre V8 and was capable of up to 174mph. Maserati Merak Effectively a baby Bora, the Merak of 1972 took much of that car’s structure and some of its bodywork but was more compact and cheaper, featuring a 3.0-litre V6 engine and a pair of tiny rear seats. Maserati MC12 The jaw-dropping MC12, which emerged in 2004, was effectively a Ferrari Enzo underneath and signalled Maserati’s return to racing after 37 years. Capable of 217mph flat out, just 50 road-going models were made.…

Maserati Bora Featuring one of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s most widely revered bodies to reach production, the Bora of 1971 was also the first mid-engined Maserati model. It used a 4.7-litre or 4.9-litre V8 and was capable of up to 174mph. Maserati Merak Effectively a baby Bora, the Merak of 1972 took much of that car’s structure and some of its bodywork but was more compact and cheaper, featuring a 3.0-litre V6 engine and a pair of tiny rear seats. Maserati MC12 The jaw-dropping MC12, which emerged in 2004, was effectively a Ferrari Enzo underneath and signalled Maserati’s return to racing after 37 years. Capable of 217mph flat out, just 50 road-going models were made.…