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Luxury sports car fans may be fawning over Maserati’s new “super sports car”, the MC20, but don’t get to the top too soon – it is said that it will be quickly replaced by an all-electric version.
Introduced today in a sumptuous online setting, the MC20 bills itself as a sports car that “pushes the limits of time” and “runs boldly into a brave new future.”
And while its F1-inspired 3-liter V6 engine may be turning the dials for some, here at The Driven we’re more interested in what’s to come: the all-electric MC20, due out in 2022.
The “MC” in MC20 of course stands for “Maserati Corse” (corse means racing) and the MC20 is expected to be a successor to the MC12, the fastest Maserati road car ever made.
With the MC20 delivering 630 hp from its V6 engine with 730 Nm torque, 0-100 km / h acceleration in just 2.9 seconds and a top speed of over 325 km / h, the high-performance specifications of Its internal combustion engine (ICE) are certainly impressive (if not its carbon emissions).
But what will the all-electric MC20 offer?
Maserati isn’t currently giving away much, aside from whispers that it will be even faster than its ICE version.
And with Tesla Roadster specs set for a top speed of 402 km / h, acceleration from 0 to 97 km / h in 1.9 seconds, and a predicted output of 1,000 hp, an all-electric Maserati will need to up its game.
Maserati hinted at an electric powertrain for future models in January, though it was actually referred to as a 100% electric “motor” at the time.
Sharing a teaser video on Youtube, the company said that its electrical transmission technology is being developed at its innovation lab in Modena, Italy.
“Some experimental vehicles have now been built equipped with the new innovative powertrain,” the company said.
Maserati is also fundamentally concerned with what its “electric motor” will sound like.
“During this experimental phase, the sound that will characterize the electric motor will also be developed. The upcoming fully electric models will have a distinctive characteristic sound, which is already a unique attribute of all Maserati cars equipped with traditional combustion engines, ”he said.
“Therefore, customers will benefit from 100% electric powertrains that combine driving pleasure, comfort and performance with a unique and unmistakable sound.”
The first vehicles to get Maserati’s electric drivetrain will be the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio, which will be built at the Turin production center and launched in 2021, presumably followed by the fully electric MC20 shortly thereafter.
Bridie Schmidt is a lead reporter for The Driven, Renew Economy’s sister site. She specializes in writing about new technologies and has been writing about electric vehicles for two years. She has a keen interest in the role zero-emission transportation should play in sustainability and is a co-organizer of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum.
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