Tuesday 29th June 2004

Maserati MC12

European Debut at the Festival of Speed

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The new Maserati MC12 was driven for the first time at a European public event during the Goodwood Festival of Speed with CEO Martin Leach at the wheel.

The 630 hp, 205 mph long-tail spider made a dramatic charge up the hill and then lingered in the Supercar paddock. It sported a white and blue livery which harks back to the old Trident Tradition from the Scuderia America Camoradi team in the 1960s when Sir Stirling Moss was lead driver.

It is 37 years since the last victory for Maserati in international championship racing (1967, Cooper Maserati F1, South African Grand Prix) and this new road-going Grand Tourer is being developed into a GT racing version with its V-12 engine sprinting the car from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.8 seconds.

[vetteheadracer]

Best looking car in the Supercar paddock in my opinion.

[dinkel]

www.maserati-indy.co.uk/alfieri147.htm
for more awesome yummie.

Roadversion coming soon?

[t1grm]

[understatement mode]
That's a rather nice looking car...
[/understatement mode]

[Wintermute]

Yes, quite tasty

Didn't realise it was a sypder, that surprised me. Does that mean there is an Enzo Spyder around the corner??!

[daver]

Distinct smell of fried clutch when it went past us!

[guydw]

Fantastic .........

[rmaslen]

Bit of a moment when the driver almost put it into the hay bail near crossroads and then preceded to stall it

[pwig]

Now that is a PROPER supercar!

[murcielago]

Am I the only one that thinks it doesn't look very nice?.....

Maybe I should have gone to Goodwood to see it in the metal.

>> Edited by murcielago on Tuesday 29th June 20:56

[dinkel]

murcielago said:

Am I the only one that thinks it doesn't look very nice?..... ( . . . )

Yep, you mean the Kubang I hope!


This 320 concept and the MC12 roadworthy please! It fills a gap Ferrari can't fill.

I see a lot of new Maserati's up and down the road and I like it.

[86turbo]

I'd take one over the Enzo any day. So what if it's not quite as fast? At least this one has style
Dan

[BrianTheYank]

86turbo said:

I'd take one over the Enzo any day. So what if it's not quite as fast? At least this one has style Dan

Sooo right mate. The MC12 sums up awesomeness.

[rob.e]

86turbo said:

I'd take one over the Enzo any day. So what if it's not quite as fast? At least this one has style Dan

Nope, not for me. The car is way too long to really usable on proper roads (like it won't clear a speed bump and can't drive up a car park ramp for example). Its too compromised as a road car 'cos its designed really to be a race car - hence the long overhangs for aerodynamics etc.

Enzo is designed to be used on the roads so will be better road car.

Can't afford either but its good to dream

[ShadowImp]

Looks like the end of FIA GT racing to me, should mean a lot of Prodrive 550s looking for new homes though!