Ficili stopped short of describing in more detail his vision for a new bespoke creation but suggested the aim is to use the new flagship to celebrate Maserati’s Nettuno V6 engine, as used in the Granturismo, Grecale and MCPura. “It’s a masterpiece,” he said.
It is likely that any V6-powered limited-run special would ramp up the Nettuno’s output beyond the 621bhp of the MCPura, in line with a price that would be well in excess of that car’s £230,000, but the firm is unlikely to use electrification to achieve that power boost.
Maserati engineering boss Davide Danesin said: “There are still customers looking for pure mechanical cars.” He added that there is a “bad feeling” about having a battery on board a supercar, due to the heightened complexity and extra weight it brings.
The Nettuno’s “super-advanced” pre-chamber combustion technology and twin injection system help to cut emissions and boost performance, he said, and the engine is “getting to 210hp per litre with very efficient combustion”. That figure is why the MCPura can remain a pure-combustion car and it means Maserati can keep the V6 in production with the same power once Euro 7 regulations are in force.
Giving further clues to what a limited-run Maserati supercar could look like, Danesin even dropped a hint that it could reintroduce a manual gearbox to Maserati’s ranks for the first time in years.
