Maserati MC20 Cielo makes global debut
THE MASERATI MC20 super sports car now gets a spyder version with the release of the MC20 Cielo. MC stands for Maserati Corse (corse is Italian for “racing”), 20 refers to 2020 (the year that the brand’s new era is said to have begun), and Cielo (“sky”) highlights the vehicle’s open top.
Powered by a V6 Nettuno engine, the Cielo is touted to offer “a perfect mix of sportiness and luxury, courtesy of a specification unique to the segment: the innovative retractable glass roof.” The model gets a state-of-the-art electrochromic window that can instantly be transformed from clear to opaque at the touch of a button on the central screen, through polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) technology. The roof is also best-in-class in terms of thermal insulation, and opening and closing speed (12 seconds).
The MC20 was developed at the Maserati Innovation Lab and produced at the Viale Ciro Menotti plant. Weighing just 65 kg more than the coupé, the vehicle boasts outstanding weight-to-power ratio, and a carbon fiber chassis (the same for all three configurations to come: coupé, spyder, and a future electric version) that guarantees uncompromising torsional rigidity perfect for road and track applications. The MC20 Cielo’s aerodynamics were perfected in a wind tunnel — testing the vehicle with the roof either open or closed. The car gets butterfly doors, as with the MC20 super sports car.
The new model also receives a wide range of active safety systems — from parking sensors, a rear-view camera, blind spot monitoring, to an autonomous emergency brake, traffic sign information and a new 360-degree camera.
MC20 Cielo is also equipped with an optional High Premium Sonus Faber audio system. The MC20 Coupé system, an EISA award-winning in-vehicle audio system, has been specifically optimized to fit the unique acoustic and positioning needs of the spyder’s cabin, situating the system’s 12 speakers to result in natural sound. Finally, the in-car experience is managed from the Maserati Intelligent Assistant (MIA) Multimedia system, and from Maserati Connect.
