A carbon-tub Italian supercar with butterfly doors and an engine sound reserved almost entirely for those inside.
The Maserati MC20 is a carbon tub, mid engine supercar with butterfly doors and a 621 hp Nettuno V6 that Maserati builds itself, using pre chamber ignition developed for Formula One, rather than sourcing from another brand. Renters book it over a Ferrari or a Lamborghini because it reads as a car someone chose deliberately rather than defaulted to.
What you hear is turbocharger whistle rather than exhaust, loud enough on a lift off the throttle to draw a laugh, and the steering stays light and quick at any speed. That makes the MC20 right for a dinner arrival and for a long drive, since the ride stays supple over rough pavement.
The Maserati MC20 is booked by a renter who wants an Italian supercar without the badge everyone already expects, for a dinner or hotel arrival where the butterfly doors do the announcing on their own. It also suits a long drive where a comfortable cabin and a genuinely usable infotainment system matter as much as the engine, since the MC20 rides supple enough for real distance rather than only a short blast. It seats two with limited luggage space, so it is not built for a group or heavy bags, and it suits a renter choosing a supercar deliberately rather than defaulting to the most recognized name in the segment.
Maserati sells the MC20 as one core mid-engined specification rather than a ladder of trims, split by roof rather than by power, with a track version above it and a renamed successor carrying it on. Our fleet runs the Coupe.
The MC20 Coupe is the fixed roof car and the one we run. It uses the 3.0 liter Nettuno twin-turbo V6 making 621 hp, a carbon fiber monocoque, butterfly doors and an eight-speed dual clutch transmission. Options such as carbon ceramic brakes, an electronic limited-slip differential and a front axle lifter change details of the drive without changing the character. Quick steering, a whistling intake and an exposed carbon sill at every door opening are constants.
The MC20 Cielo is the open version, using a two piece folding hardtop with an electrochromic glass panel that switches between clear and opaque at the touch of a button. It takes about 12 seconds to open and works on the move. Power is unchanged at 621 hp, and the monocoque needs no extra bracing, so the weight penalty is small. We do not run the Cielo.
The MC20 GT2 Stradale is the track focused road car, derived from the GT2 race programme. Maserati lifts the Nettuno V6 to about 631 hp, strips roughly 60 kilograms out with carbon body panels and lighter glass, and adds a fixed rear wing, a deeper splitter and a Corsa Evoluzione driving mode. It is the sharpest MC20 sold and we do not run it.
The MCPura is the renamed continuation of the MC20 rather than a new grade above or below it. Maserati kept the 621 hp Nettuno V6, the carbon monocoque and the dual clutch gearbox, and revised the front and rear styling along with the colour and trim range. It is offered as a coupe and as an MCPura Cielo. We do not run it.