Italy, the "land of supercars", gave birth to two great brands, Ferrari and Lamborghini, so much so that many people overlook Maserati's longer history and equally glorious past on the track. Due to the more twists and turns experienced by the Maserati brand, its products have more integration, during ferrari's administration, its products are naturally more biased towards the civilian market, but fortunately, with the help of Ferrari's platform, it launched the first supercar MC12 after the brand resurrection in 2012 and achieved good results in the World Supercar Championship. After leaving Ferrari, Maserati relied on its own strength to launch its successor, the MC20, which can meet all the elements of supercar, such as a carbon fiber single-hull frame, a two-door two-seat mid-drive layout, excellent aerodynamic styling, 2.9 seconds of zero hundred acceleration, etc., but its price is slightly lower than its peers, and the price is higher. Recently, we took a live photo of the MC20 3.0T standard version in Daxing Maserati, Shenzhen, and let's see how strong it is.
New car features:
1, the use of carbon fiber single hull body, the maintenance quality of less than 1.5 tons, wind resistance coefficient as low as 0.38Cd
2. The carriage is decorated with a large amount of carbon fiber with Alcantara to create the ultimate dynamic atmosphere
3. Equipped with dual 10.25-inch screens, the car can be upgraded by OTA, and streaming mirrors are also provided
4. Equipped with "Nettuno Poseidon" 3.0T V6 engine, 0-100km/h acceleration takes only 2.9 seconds
5. Adopt the layout of the mid-mounted rear drive, the suspension supports soft and hard and high and low adjustments, and is equipped with an electronic limited slip differential on the rear axle
"MC" is an acronym for Maserati Corse, which means "Maserati Racing". 20 is the release year, this one was first released in 2020. This two-door two-seat sports car is driven by a mid-engine rear-wheel drive, there are no large mechanical parts under the front cabin, and the shape can be strongly pressed down, plus the classic "shark mouth" front grille, the impact is enough. In terms of color, the new car provides a total of 8 body colors, including Blazing Red, Mysterious Gray, Hidden Gray, Absolute Dust Yellow, Secret Black, Boundless Obsidian Blue, Glacier Hao White and Blue Sea Blue, of which Blue Ocean Blue is the exclusive color of The Cielo Roadster.
From this point of view, the bumper extends forward in a larger range, the shape transitions smoothly with the cabin cover, the interior of the iconic "Shark Mouth" is a dense honeycomb mesh structure, and the "Trident" is three-dimensionally located in the center, which is very eye-catching. It's just that the license plate frame can only be arranged independently on the front end, obscuring part of the logo and destroying the overall momentum. Viewed from above, the front trunk lid has a concave ventilation duct mesh structure from which the oncoming wind can be quickly discharged, reducing wind resistance and allowing the front of the car to get additional downforce.
The headlights are arranged diagonally and longitudinally, blending with the raised wheel arches on both sides, and the internal near high beams are one-piece, supporting automatic lighting but not adaptive far and near light switching. The upper and lower edges have LED daily running light strips, which have a certain degree of recognition. There is also a large three-dimensional ventilation duct structure under the headlamp, and the interior is also a dense grid, and the ends of the three-dimensional bottom lip are somewhat upturned, which is more directed to the airflow.
The side shape meets all the characteristics of the supercar, on the one hand, the ultimate aerodynamic layout, on the other hand, it is particularly lightweight. The height of the body is very low, the front of the car is pressed down strongly, the front windshield is very inclined, and the rear of the roof is slowly pressed down. More cleverly, the prominent body lines under the side windows create an "air corridor" from the A-pillar to the rear air intake, and the rear air intake is flat instead of the usual vertical type, which shows that the air flow is very abundant. The side skirts are also front and rear openings, directing airflow from the front arch to the rear body for heat dissipation. The wind resistance coefficient of this car is 0.38Cd, which is not very low, because it is necessary to convert part of the air resistance into downforce. In terms of lightweight, the use of carbon fiber single-hull frames has achieved a curb weight of less than 1.5 tons, which is also excellent. In addition, the ground clearance of this car is not extremely low, which takes into account the convenience of daily transportation.
The body size is 4669/2178/1224mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2700mm. Compared with the same level of mid-range rear-drive competitors, the Maserati MC20 size is very prominent, which is also a kind of dislocation competition, after all, the brand power is weaker. The wheelbase of 2700mm is at the same level as the Ferrari F8 and Lamborghini Bull, and the higher body height is due to the increase in ground clearance, which makes the body width very abundant, and uses a wider wheelbase to weaken the height disadvantage.
Due to the low body and the inward retraction of the cockpit, the line of sight on both sides was affected. The exterior mirrors extend outwards relatively widely, and the base and mirror cover are smooth, low-drag shapes, and no other components are integrated, which is very clean. Exterior mirrors support electrical adjustment, folding, heating and automatic folding of the locking car, and automatic anti-glare is optional.
The butterfly door is an important feature of this car, which is much more flavorful than the conventional flat-push door. Since the doors are also made of carbon fiber, the overall quality is very light, and it is not difficult to close the doors. The recessed door handle integrates keyless entry.
With the front six rear four brake calipers, the blue livery is also in harmony with the body. The car is also equipped with perforated carbon ceramic brake discs, which can effectively resist thermal attenuation. The front and rear are 20-inch wheels, and the smoked black three-set fork-shaped spokes echo the logo well. The tires are 245/35 R20 at the front and 305/30 R20 at the rear, and although the front wheels are much narrower, the tire walls are still very thin and look very racing. Matched to Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT series, it offers excellent dry wetland handling.
The rear is much more low-key than other sports cars, not equipped with fixed or retractable tails, but using the upturned ducktail shape to spoil the effect, but also to provide up to 150kg of downforce to maintain stability. The taillights are flat in shape, and the upper and lower slender light strips are also very special when lit. The high-positioned double-outlet exhaust pipe layout, with the bottom carbon fiber diffuser shape, is not exaggerated at all, but the functionality is not bad.
The cabin layout is relatively simple, but it is lightweight with a large number of carbon fiber panels and Alcantara material. Considering the convenience of the owner's daily car, it also provides a 10.25-inch full LCD instrument and a 10.25-inch central control screen, and the digital interaction is also relatively perfect. Of course, the carriage still retains more physical buttons, and the stop bar platform has a gear button, the steering wheel left rear headlight adjustment, automatic parking and tailgate switch, and it is more traditional.
The three-spoke multi-function steering wheel is large in size, the armrests on both sides are made of Alcantara, the rest is carbon fiber, and the thicker grip brings a full feel and is easy to stimulate the desire to drive. On the left side of the spoke, there is a cruise control module and a chassis lift button, and on the right side are Bluetooth phones and voice control keys. Below the spokes are the start button and the ejection start button. The rear offers large paddle shifters that feel great in the hand and are completely racing.
The 10.25-inch full LCD instrument UI interface is simple, the tachometer in sports mode is horizontal, the track mode is changed to round, the red line area of 8000rpm makes people look forward to high rotation, and the speed appears in digital form, which looks very intuitive.
The hovering 10.25-inch central control screen car machine system is provided by Android Automotive OS, integrating navigation, air conditioning, multimedia, vehicle settings, applications and other functions, screen touch fluency and Internet speed are good, and also support mobile phone interconnection and OTA upgrades, compared to the opponent's car machine system is very advanced.
The standard streaming mirror is the third screen in the cabin, which solves the problem of poor rear line of sight very well. The rear camera is also cleverly integrated with the antenna.
The stall table uses a large area of carbon fiber panels, and the reflectivity is very good. There are not many integrated function buttons, and there are metallic blue knobs in front to control the driving mode switching, including gt, SPORT sports, CORSA track three common modes, as well as WET wet road and ESC off two non-use modes, the middle button can adjust the soft and hard of the shock absorber. The rear gear buttons only provide D (forward)/M (manual) and R (reverse) gears, and like sports cars such as ferraris, the paddles on both sides of the steering wheel are pulled at the same time to enter N gear. There is also a mobile phone storage compartment for wireless charging in front of the stop bar, which is also good for convenience.
Window lift keys, door locks and multimedia volume knobs are arranged behind the barrier platform, and the central armrest box has little space inside, with built-in Type-C and USB ports.
The center console and the top of the doors are made of leather fabric, and the bottom is Alcantara material, which is very good to the touch. The door handle is shaped a lot like the handle of a fashion bag, adding a bit of design. The car is equipped with a 12-speaker Sonus Faber speaker, and the sound quality is also quite good.
The one-piece sports seat frame is lightweight and made from blue and black true-toned fabrics with a choice of leather/Alcantara mix-and-match materials. The seat has an excellent wrapping feel, with particularly full lateral support, and the cushion length and upturned front provide full support. The main and co-pilots are all electrically adjustable at the front, rear, height (4-way) and waist (4-way), and can also be equipped with a heating function. This car fully takes into account the comfort of the user and does not use full manual seats like some sports cars that pursue extreme lightweight. In addition, due to the proper ground clearance, the sitting position is slightly higher than other sports cars, and the field of vision is also better.
The front trunk of this car has a relatively small volume, although the opening area is large, but the height is very low, there is no practicality, which is a little strange. What is rare is that it also has a sizeable trunk, and it is not a problem to place two backpacks, which is the biggest difference between it and many mid-mounted rear-drive sports cars, because its engine size is not large and can free up some space. Of course, because of this, it is no longer possible to arrange retractable electric tails.
Under the transparent glass cover of the tail window lies a "Nettuno Poseidon" 3.0T V6 engine, which is the power of Maserati's own development, using the dual spark plug pre-combustion chamber technology derived from F1, achieving a high compression ratio of 11:1, which is rare in sports cars, using twin turbocharged and dry oil pan, which can provide a maximum power of 463kW (630Ps)/7500rpm and a peak torque of 730Nm/3000-5500rpm, especially the peak torque speed is relatively early. and the range is widespread. Although the engine-matched 8-speed wet DCT dual-clutch transmission is rarely described, we estimate that it should be the 8DCL900 developed by Magna in collaboration with Ferrari, which can withstand up to 900 Nm of torque and change gears very quickly. With the combination of the two, the car accelerated from 0-100km/h in as fast as 2.9 seconds, successfully joining the 2-second club, while Ferrari reached the same level either with a 3.9T V8 engine or adding an electric motor to the 3.0T V6 engine.
In terms of chassis, the front and rear suspensions are double wishbone independent, supporting soft and hard and high and low adjustments, and the rear axle uses an electronic limited slip differential to improve the stability of the wet and slippery road cornering.
Kandi Comments:
After completely breaking away from Ferrari, how can Maserati prove its athletic genes? MC20 is a good answer. Using its own Poseidon 3.0T V6 engine, it joined the 2-second club and incorporated the title of "Strongest V6 Engine on Earth's Surface" under its wing. In addition to the performance standard, it is the most attractive to us is that the practicality is also very high: there is a certain ground clearance, and the range of daily transportation activities is greatly improved; The digital interaction and electric seats in the cockpit are arranged, and the comfort is not erased in the name of lightweight. Of course, compared to the Prancing Horse and the Mad Bull, it is weaker in terms of brand power, but after all, the price is also lower, and the cost performance is higher.