The MC20 Cielo is the second new Maserati mannequin unveiled this yr after the Grecale midsize SUV.
“We’re in acceleration mode,” Maserati CEO Davide Grasso stated on the Cielo’s unveiling on the model’s manufacturing facility in Modena.
Maserati will unveil a 3rd new mannequin this yr, a redesigned GranTurismo midsize coupe. The GranTurismo, launching in 2023, may even be the primary Maserati to supply a full electrical variant.
Full-electric model
Maserati confirmed on Wednesday that the MC20 might be provided as a full-electric variant, deliberate for 2025, however declined to say if it could be provided on each the MC20 coupe and Cielo.
The complete-electric MC20 can have an 800-volt system to scale back charging instances and can characteristic three electrical motors — one up entrance and one every on the rear wheels to supply optimum torque vectoring.
Maserati plans to construct six to seven MC20 coupes and Cielos a day, with annual capability set at 1,300 to 1,500 items. Because the MC20’s launch in July 2021, Maserati has produced 1,000, of which 700 have been delivered. The remainder have been offered however are but to be delivered, Maserati stated.
Maserati Chief Business Officer Bernard Loire stated that 2022 manufacturing of the MC20 is already offered out. Common ready time is about eight months, and the corporate will honor pricing till supply, even when uncooked materials costs and inflation rise, he stated.
The automaker may even honor Cielo pricing till supply, Loire stated. The corporate expects the roadster to account for 40 to 50 % of the overall put in capability. Maserati says convertibles characterize 35 % of the worldwide supercar market.
MC20 competitors embody the Ferrari 296 GTS and Lamborghini Huracan, each of which have open-top variations.