Maserati’s new MC20 supercar uses F1 engine efficiency technology
Hybrid and even battery versions may come, but first, twin combustion engines. …
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Maserati has high hopes for its new supercar, the MC20.
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In time, there will be a battery-electric version of the MC20. But for now, the interesting technology is found inside its 3.0L Nettuno V6 engine.
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The Nettuno V6 uses a twin combustion system first pioneered by the Ferrari F1 team. This is the first time it will be used in a road car.
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From the front, the MC20 calls back to Maserati’s last mid-engined supercar, the MC12.
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The Maserati MC12 was derived from Ferrari’s Enzo supercar in 2004 but was much more exclusive. At first, the brand only made 25 road-going MC12s, along with a few racing versions. The following year it built another 25 customer cars.Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
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The rear lights of the MC20 reference a more recent Maserati, the GranTurismo.
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In profile, the MC20 looks a lot like recent mid-engined V8 Ferraris.
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Unlike those Ferraris, this car has butterfly doors. It also uses a carbon fiber chassis, not an aluminum one.
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The cockpit of the MC20.
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The car has a fully digital main instrument display.
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