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Maserati MC20
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Seen Through Glass insert of the MC20
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Autocar review of the MC20 GT2
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savagegeese review of the MC20 GT2 Stradale
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2025 Maserati GT2 Stradale’s Aggressive Looks Write A Check That It Just Can’t Cash On The Track
With a starting price of $311,995 you’d expect a brilliant car, but the GT2 Stradale is just... fine.
Piloting the GT2 Stradale around Ascari was fun, but the lack of steering feel made it difficult for me to trust the car enough to drive it as hard as I wanted to. Maybe if we had more track time I would have built up that confidence, but in the minimal time provided I didn’t want to push this $350,000-ish machine in the way it was designed to be. The short drive back to our hotel left me the most impressed by the car, since its road manners are quite civilized. Hopping into a GT2 Stradale and driving right onto a racetrack isn’t the most satisfying experience, but as an overall package it looks rad, drives great on the road, and makes you feel cool. If you have the money and want a cooler, rarer MC20, then you might be happy with the GT2 Stradale. But if you’re looking for the most raw and connected driving experience possible, there are other track day special editions that better fulfill that brief.
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With a starting price of $311,995 you’d expect a brilliant car, but the GT2 Stradale is just... fine.
Piloting the GT2 Stradale around Ascari was fun, but the lack of steering feel made it difficult for me to trust the car enough to drive it as hard as I wanted to. Maybe if we had more track time I would have built up that confidence, but in the minimal time provided I didn’t want to push this $350,000-ish machine in the way it was designed to be. The short drive back to our hotel left me the most impressed by the car, since its road manners are quite civilized. Hopping into a GT2 Stradale and driving right onto a racetrack isn’t the most satisfying experience, but as an overall package it looks rad, drives great on the road, and makes you feel cool. If you have the money and want a cooler, rarer MC20, then you might be happy with the GT2 Stradale. But if you’re looking for the most raw and connected driving experience possible, there are other track day special editions that better fulfill that brief.
2025 Maserati GT2 Stradale’s Aggressive Looks Write A Check That It Just Can’t Cash On The Track
With a starting price of $311,995 you’d expect a brilliant car, but the GT2 Stradale is just... fine.
jalopnik.com
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A self-driving Maserati MC20 has just done 197.7mph
The autonomously piloted production car hit a new speed record at the Kennedy Space Center
A self-driving Maserati MC20 has hit 197.7mph at Kennedy Space Center, setting a new (non-Guinness-officiated) world speed record courtesy of a group of really very clever AI engineers from Milan's Polytechnic university, and Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC).
The record set sans human beats the previous autonomous top speed of 192.8mph set by IAC's AV-21, but that's a proper racing car underneath. Last November, IAC got the MC20 to a self-driven 177mph in Italy, too.
Boss of Indy Autonomous Challenge, Paul Mitchell said: “These world speed records are much more than just a showcase of future technology; we are pushing AI-driver software and robotics hardware to the absolute edge. Doing so with a streetcar is helping transition the learnings of autonomous racing to enable safe, secure, sustainable, high-speed autonomous mobility on highways.”
Milan Polytechnic's Prof Sergio Matteo Savaresi added: "The AIDA team used this test to push the boundaries of autonomous driving, improving safety and reliability. Conducted in controlled environments without a human driver, the test assesses the AI's stability, robustness, and reaction time, ultimately enhancing safety for low-speed urban mobility situations."
The autonomously piloted production car hit a new speed record at the Kennedy Space Center
A self-driving Maserati MC20 has hit 197.7mph at Kennedy Space Center, setting a new (non-Guinness-officiated) world speed record courtesy of a group of really very clever AI engineers from Milan's Polytechnic university, and Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC).
The record set sans human beats the previous autonomous top speed of 192.8mph set by IAC's AV-21, but that's a proper racing car underneath. Last November, IAC got the MC20 to a self-driven 177mph in Italy, too.
Boss of Indy Autonomous Challenge, Paul Mitchell said: “These world speed records are much more than just a showcase of future technology; we are pushing AI-driver software and robotics hardware to the absolute edge. Doing so with a streetcar is helping transition the learnings of autonomous racing to enable safe, secure, sustainable, high-speed autonomous mobility on highways.”
Milan Polytechnic's Prof Sergio Matteo Savaresi added: "The AIDA team used this test to push the boundaries of autonomous driving, improving safety and reliability. Conducted in controlled environments without a human driver, the test assesses the AI's stability, robustness, and reaction time, ultimately enhancing safety for low-speed urban mobility situations."
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Maserati MC20 Folgore cancelled due to insufficient demand
Brand confirms previous reports that planned electric version of its V6 supercar was on the chopping block
Maserati has officially cancelled the MC20 Folgore, as reported by Autocar last week.
Confirming the news, a company spokesperson said the decision was made due to insufficient demand for an electric supercar.
It was originally one of six Maserati EVs due by next year, promising a huge power output and a similar character to the existing V6-engined MC20.
The news comes after Maserati owner Stellantis wrote off an investment of some €1.5 billion (£1.2bn) in the Italian brand, which executives partly blamed on a slump in sales in China – its second largest market, behind the US.
“We have to recognise the dynamics in that business, particularly in the Chinese market, and our expectations in terms of how quickly that luxury market would transition to electrification,” said Stellantis CFO Doug Ostermann.
Maserati’s sales more than halved last year, falling to 11,300. In turn, it lost €260 million (£215m), having recorded a profit of €141m (£117m) in 2023.
In place of the MC20 Folgore, Maserati will comprehensively update the existing MC20. This is most likely to draw on the developments from the new MC20 GT2 Stradale, which brings an extra 10bhp (boosting the model to 631bhp), 60kg in weight reduction and a track-focused chassis set-up.
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Brand confirms previous reports that planned electric version of its V6 supercar was on the chopping block
Maserati has officially cancelled the MC20 Folgore, as reported by Autocar last week.
Confirming the news, a company spokesperson said the decision was made due to insufficient demand for an electric supercar.
It was originally one of six Maserati EVs due by next year, promising a huge power output and a similar character to the existing V6-engined MC20.
The news comes after Maserati owner Stellantis wrote off an investment of some €1.5 billion (£1.2bn) in the Italian brand, which executives partly blamed on a slump in sales in China – its second largest market, behind the US.
“We have to recognise the dynamics in that business, particularly in the Chinese market, and our expectations in terms of how quickly that luxury market would transition to electrification,” said Stellantis CFO Doug Ostermann.
Maserati’s sales more than halved last year, falling to 11,300. In turn, it lost €260 million (£215m), having recorded a profit of €141m (£117m) in 2023.
In place of the MC20 Folgore, Maserati will comprehensively update the existing MC20. This is most likely to draw on the developments from the new MC20 GT2 Stradale, which brings an extra 10bhp (boosting the model to 631bhp), 60kg in weight reduction and a track-focused chassis set-up.
Maserati MC20 Folgore cancelled due to insufficient demand | Autocar
Brand confirms previous reports that planned electric version of its V6 supercar was on the chopping block
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Maserati has cancelled the MC20 electric supercar because not enough people wanted it
Confirmation that the MC20 Folgore supercar project – a tri-motor 700bhp+ EV – has been stopped
Farewell, Maserati MC20 Folgore, we hardly knew thee. If at all. Now we never shall, because Maserati has confirmed it has killed off its incoming electric supercar.
A spokesperson confirmed to TopGear.com that the project was cancelled at the end of last year because of a lack of demand in the super sports car segment.
Meaning not enough people were interested in a fully electric Maserati supercar – even with the MC20’s supermodel looks – to warrant its build. And it would have been some build.
Maserati’s spent the best part of four years previewing the not-so-all-singing-but-definitely-all-dancing MC20 Folgore. Its underpinnings were designed in such a way as to accommodate a road-going supercar, a racing car (the GT2), and this EV.
Confirmation that the MC20 Folgore supercar project – a tri-motor 700bhp+ EV – has been stopped
Farewell, Maserati MC20 Folgore, we hardly knew thee. If at all. Now we never shall, because Maserati has confirmed it has killed off its incoming electric supercar.
A spokesperson confirmed to TopGear.com that the project was cancelled at the end of last year because of a lack of demand in the super sports car segment.
Meaning not enough people were interested in a fully electric Maserati supercar – even with the MC20’s supermodel looks – to warrant its build. And it would have been some build.
Maserati’s spent the best part of four years previewing the not-so-all-singing-but-definitely-all-dancing MC20 Folgore. Its underpinnings were designed in such a way as to accommodate a road-going supercar, a racing car (the GT2), and this EV.
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