Wednesday 31st May 2006

Maser follows Ferrari FXX

New MC12 Corsa offers exclusive track-only fun

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Maserati MC12 Corsa

Maserati has announced the MC12 Corsa, a supercar which it plans to build to order "for a select number of Maserati clients". Only 12 will be made.

The car's been developed from the MC12 GT1 type which won the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers Cup, and "will allow its owners to test their driving capability in the most exclusive gentlemen drivers’ environment."

A clear response to Ferrari's FXX programme, under which driver-clients become test drivers for Ferrari, the MC12 Corsa will only be used on track during private test sessions, or at exhibition activities organised by Maserati. It won't be homologated either for road use or racing.

The Maserati MC12 Corsa will be priced at €1 million (£685,210) plus tax starting in autumn 2006.

And for that price, you can expect that there'll be a few added options too, to make it even more exclusive. Wonder if Aston Martin will follow this path...

Tech specs

Chassis	carbon-fibre monocoque
Gearbox	Cambiocorsa
Brakes	Brembo steel and carbon (no ABS)
Front/rear Rims	18-inch race version (both)
Front/rear Tyres	14x18 (both)
Interior	2 seats – race version
Roll-bar	yes
Engine	6.0-litre V12
Power output	755bhp at 8,000rpm
Dry weight	1,150Kg
Weight/power ratio (kg/hp)	1.52

 

[Dr S]

Beautiful car but utterly pointless without any homologation

[GTRene]

what a beautifull picture!! realy cool looking car...and 755hp and onlu around 1150kg that thing realy must have some punch
That picture could be used for some nice paperwall(poster)
GTRene

[r988]

Pity they called it corsa, doesn't really seem right naming it after a mediocre shopping trolley

[code monkey]

coming soon to a supermarket/burger car park near you. Vauxhall Corsa's with MC12 badges on the boot.

Cos it's like them mazzarati's innit.

[racefan_uk]

It's just an MC12 racecar. With a different name to make 12 million euros out of some rich types with more money than sense!

[Narvanath]

Stupid pointless waste of space...

[Jonny5]

mmmm yes please

[porky]

Over-priced, elitist junk.....but I still want one - shame I will never be allowed the chance.

[antonyb]

hell yeah, i love over priced elitist junk!
my bank account doesnt!

this one is just a TAD out of range though. what a car.

[scotty_917]

save yourself some money and get a Porsche GT1....similar performance and a Le Mans winning pedigree to boot

[maser sod]

scotty_917 said:

save yourself some money and get a Porsche GT1....similar performance and a Le Mans winning pedigree to boot

When it comes to racing pedigree, Maserati would be the Crufts 'Best in Show'.

And we all know they produced some incredible dogs during the eighties and early nineties

[swiss]

Its seems to be a pretty pointless thing to do but if people want to waste that amount of money then let them. I can't imagine the people who have the funds to buy such a thing really have enough time to make use of it ! Its going to be hard to co-ordinate diaries, be interesting to see if that proves to be the case !

From Maserati's point of view, no homologation then why ??

However I think it looks the business especially against the FXX

[LRdriver II]

cool foghorns on the roof

[LRdriver II]

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[vinceh]

Looks damned fine from the front-on view. Much better than that awful crow's beak on the Enzo. The guy that thought this (the crow's beak) would make it look like an F1 car should join the Amstrad design team.

[hellem]

Hold on a minute:

Surely the MC12 Corsa or other's are manufactured by Ferrari:
Maserati does not have carbon fiber chassis capability or manufacture V12 or gearbox or anything...................
MC12 is a Enzo in drag
MC12 Corsa a FXX in drag
This is only a way of making lots of money without breaking the innitial 350 off exclusive Enzo's to be made.

[FestivAli]

hellem said:

Hold on a minute: Surely the MC12 Corsa or other's are manufactured by Ferrari: Maserati does not have carbon fiber chassis capability or manufacture V12 or gearbox or anything................... MC12 is a Enzo in drag MC12 Corsa a FXX in drag This is only a way of making lots of money without breaking the innitial 350 off exclusive Enzo's to be made.

Yeah but remember Ferrari dumped ownership of Maserati earlier this year. This looks like corporate bitterness on Maserati's behalf to me, but I doubt it'll work in the same way as the FXX. Someone in Bahrain will buy one/all twelve, and thats all you'll hear of it.

Ali.

[dinkel]

Oe, gorgeous stuff here.

>> Edited by dinkel on Wednesday 31st May 16:02

[runnersp]

I think its stunning, slightly out of my price range, but I want one nonetheless! Bet it sounds rather impressive too.

[tiga84]

yeah yeah very good, only making 12 blah blah exclusive gentlemans club blah blah million dollars blah blah.

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