MODENA, Italy – The Maserati MC20 Cielo, the roadster model of the MC20 coupe, seems to be set to assist Stellantis’ solely luxurious model to return to a wholesome profitability stage.
The MC20 Cielo can be Stellantis’ costliest mannequin. In Germany, Europe’s largest market, it’ll value at 260,000 euros ($277,300).
The supercar is predicted to go on sale within the first quarter of subsequent yr in Europe adopted by a U.S. launch within the second quarter. Its Cielo title means “sky” in Italian,
The MC20 Cielo is 30,000 euros costlier than the MC20 coupe, which prices 230,000 euros in Germany, at present the best price ticket of any automotive amongst Stellantis’ 14 manufacturers.
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 mentioned on the Cielo unveiling on the model’s manufacturing facility in Modena.
Maserati will unveil a 3rd new mannequin this yr, a redesigned GranTurismo midsize coupe. To launch in 2023, the GranTurismo may also be the primary Maserati to supply a full electrical variant.
Full-electric model
The model confirmed on Wednesday that the MC20 can 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 could have an 800-volt system to cut back charging occasions 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 an annual capability of 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 remaining have been bought however are but to be delivered, Maserati mentioned.
Maserati Chief Business Officer Bernard Loire mentioned that 2022 manufacturing of the MC20 is already bought out. Common ready time is about eight months, and the corporate will shield the worth of the automotive till supply, even when uncooked supplies costs and inflation rise, he mentioned.
The automaker may also shield the worth till supply for the Cielo, Loire mentioned. The corporate expects the roadster to account for 40 to 50 % of the full put in capability. Maserati says convertibles signify 35 % of the worldwide supercar market.
Rivals to the MC20 embrace the Ferrari 296 GTS and Lamborghini Huracan, each of which have open-top variations.
The MC20 Cielo has a retractable glass roof, equipped by Webasto, that takes 12 seconds to open or shut, which Maserati says is the quickest within the class.
The “electrochromic” roof can go from clear to opaque in lower than a second on the contact of a button utilizing polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) know-how. This characteristic, which permits a full view of the sky when the roof is closed – giving the mannequin its “Cielo” title – was prompt by a buyer, mentioned Francesco Tonon, head of Maserati product planning.
“We had focus teams in Europe and the U.S. asking clients what they had been searching for in a roadster model,” Tonon mentioned, including that they didn’t need “a mere roofless variant of the coupe.” A British buyer mentioned he wished a totally clear roof to have the ability to see the sky even when it was raining, a typical state of affairs in London, the place he’s primarily based.
The roadster makes use of the identical 3.0-liter turbochrged V-6 Nettuno engine that produces 621 hp and 730 newton meters (538 pound-feet) of torque due to the Maserati Twin Combustion system, which has a twin ignition and twin injection. The engine is coupled to an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission driving the rear wheels.
Each MC20 fashions have a central carbon-fiber monocoque construction with entrance and rear aluminum subframes, and carbon-fiber physique panels.
At 1540 kg (3395 kilos), the Cielo weighs 65 kg greater than the coupe nevertheless it has almost an identical efficiency. Acceleration from 0 to 100 kph (0-62 mph) is predicted to be round 3 seconds in contrast with 2.9 seconds for the coupe, Maserati says, whereas prime pace must be over 320 kph (199 mph), in contrast with 326 kph for the coupe.
Return to revenue
Final yr, Maserati elevated its world gross sales by 41 % to 24,300 items, however due to a greater product combine that was primarily as a result of launch of the MC20 within the second half.
The model’s revenues had been up 47 % to greater than 2 billion euros. Adjusted working revenue was 103 million euros in contrast with a lack of 91 million euros in 2020. Working margin was 5.1 % – and 6.5 % within the second half after the MC20 entered the market.