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The 2-seat, rear-wheel drive, scissor-doored 2026 Maserati MCPura sports activities automobile has been priced from $450,000 earlier than on-road prices forward of its arrival in Australia early subsequent yr – lower than the MC20 it replaces.
Maserati Australia has introduced the $450k beginning value for the upgraded MCPura Coupe, whereas the MCPura Cielo (convertible) will price $520,000 earlier than on-roads.
This compares to $490,000 for the earlier MC20 Coupe and $555,000 for the earlier MC20 Convertible once they have been final up to date in 2023, with Maserati Australia saying it has benefitted from a greater trade price for the MCPura.
That makes the Italian trident model’s top-shelf sports activities automobile extra reasonably priced than the McLaren Artura, which is priced at $495,004 earlier than on-roads, the Porsche 911 Turbo S ($577,300 earlier than on-roads), and the hybrid V6-powered Ferrari 296 GTB ($604,000 earlier than on-roads).
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A revised model of the MC20, the MCPura – a reputation which represents a ‘pure’ expression of its supercar, says Maserati – comes with upwards-opening ‘butterfly’ doorways, in each each coupe and convertible varieties.
The tweaked exterior design can also be provided in an array of customized paint finishes, together with matt, gloss, three-layer, and four-layer, however has unpainted areas exhibiting off its light-weight carbon-fibre building.
The MCPura’s mid-mounted 3.0-litre twin-turbo ‘Nettuno’ (that means Neptune in Italian) 90-degree petrol V6 makes 463kW of energy and 720Nm of torque – similar outputs to the MC20 – and propels it to the identical claimed 2.9-second 0-100km/h time.
The Italian automaker quotes a high velocity of ‘better than 320km’ for its new efficiency heroes, which run 20-inch cast alloy wheels and have an lively exhaust as a backing observe to its severe velocity.
The chassis additionally has adaptive suspension, which works in tune with customisable driving modes, together with an final Corsa setting for optimum efficiency and engagement.
Maserati additionally factors out the light-weight chassis – serving to it to an unladen mass of simply 1394kg – means the MCPura wants solely 33 metres to come back to a standstill from 100km/h.
On the convertible, a retractable roof product of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) glass can go from opaque to clear at a single contact, providing full blockout or full immersion in daylight from above.
The convertible additionally has a carbon-finish flat-top steering wheel, whereas the coupe tiller’s is roofed in Alcantara. Each are geared up with paddle shifters for the eight-speed dual-clutch automated transmission.
There’s additionally leather-based seat trim with Alcantara-clad inlays in them, in addition to the sprint and doorways, plus leather-based door-pull straps.
Maserati’s Fuoriserie personalisation program additionally extends to inside remedies, with full Alcantara-trimmed seats among the many decisions.
The MCPura is manufactured on the historic Maserati plant in Modena alongside the Porsche 911 GT3 RS-rivalling GT2 Stradale, and upcoming GranTurismo and GranCabrio fashions.
Maserati’s world gross sales fell by greater than half in 2024, from 26,600 vehicles in 2023 to only 11,300 final yr, because it ended manufacturing of key fashions together with the Levante massive SUV and the Ghibli massive sedan to make method for upcoming electrical fashions – which have now been cancelled.
Rumours that the model was up on the market have been quashed by mum or dad firm Stellantis, which below its newest CEO is decided for Maserati to stay a luxurious model within the firm’s broader portfolio which additionally contains Alfa Romeo.
In Australia, Maserati offered 377 vehicles in 2024, down from 638 the earlier yr, in distinction to data gross sales by rivals akin to Lamborghini.
Nearly all of Maserati gross sales got here from the Grecale mid-size SUV, which is able to quickly be accessible domestically in limited-edition Tributo II Bruciauto guise, with pricing and full particulars but to be introduced.
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