Maserati MC-12

I was never a Maserati fan only because it costs too much, but for those that can afford to park one in their garage, please invited me over? This baby is not only a street legal (so they say) race car, but it will make Ferraris pee on their tires at the stop light. Aside from the looks I know this baby has all the nuts and screws that make it worth your money.

The MC12 burns on a powerful naturally-aspirated 12-cylinder 65° V engine that displaces 5998 cc and punches out 630 bhp at 7500 rpm. This baby was made for the specific needs and characteristics of a road-going Maserati, it also offers absolutely excellent road handling and stiff turning.

 

The MC12 delivers a maximum torque of 481 lb/ft at 5500 rpm and remains exceptionally nimble and fluid, even at low engine speeds. It has an aluminum crankcase, titanium con rods, and extremely aerodynamically efficient four-valve cylinder heads to boot.

In line with the MC12’s performance-oriented design, it is supplied exclusively with the six-speed Maserati Cambiocorsa transmission offering computerized gear selection. The driver doesn’t need to

 

 

touch the clutch with this electro-hydraulic gearbox and instead selects the gears using the paddles mounted behind the steering wheel. The transmission’s two modes are selected at the touch of a button. The Sport mode will be the driver’s most frequent choice and includes a good dose of traction control, while the Race setting enhances the kind of sporty behavior typically seen on the track. In Race mode in fact, the system delivers much faster gear-changing and also activates the ASR.