Maserati unveils MC20 convertible prototype garbed in dreamy camouflage

Italian automaker Maserati has unveiled the first images of its MC20 convertible prototype, a drop-top variant of the brand’s largely- anticipated V6 supercar. Still, the teaser images do n’t reveal important with the prototype’s pall-themed body serape. It would have been nice if Maserati released a print or two of the MC20 with the roof folded down, but you do n’t have to study hard to discern it remains a desirable- looking machine From its aesthetics, the MC20 convertible will partake utmost of the curvy body panels of its hardtop lines. Of course, the top section is different, but it’s tricky to discern what type of roof is in store. It could n’t conceivably be a soft canvass top, but we ’re hedging for a power-folding hardtop since Maserati didn’t reveal the prototype’s reverse.

Still, it wo n’t count if it comes with a soft or hard roof. What matters what’s under the hinder hood, an entirely new3.0-liter binary-turbocharged V6 machine that Maserati calls “ Netunno,” and it’s a hustler. Pumping out a claimed 621 power and 528 pound- bases of necklace, Netunno is one of the most potent gasoline- fed machines you ’ll find in a ultramodern supercar.

How potent? Maserati’s new binary-turbo V6 achieves207.6 power per liter. That’s further than the McLaren Senna (197.5 bhp/ liter), Ferrari 488 Pista (182 bhp/ liter), and indeed the Bugatti Chiron (185 bhp/ liter). In addition, Netunno can spin up to rpm, and it has a unresistantpre-chamber ignition system like in a Formula 1 machine.
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Of course, having an machine with the loftiest specific affair per liter means the MC20 can blitz the straights like it’s nothing’s business. Maserati claims zero to 60 mph in under2.9-seconds and a 202 mph top speed. Maserati’s new V6 transfers all 621 nags simply to the hinder bus via an eight- speed binary-clutch transaxle gearbox with an LSD ( limited-slip differential).

Another reason for the MC20’s velocity is its featherlight construction. Maserati claims the drop-top variant has the same carbon- fiber hogshead and body panels as the coupe. We figure the convertible will weigh a bit further than the coupe’s estimated lbs. ( kg) check weight.

Maserati has yet to unveil an sanctioned launch date, but you can anticipate the product MC20 convertible to debut in early ormid-2022.