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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Maserati MC Stradale four-seater
Maserati to reinstate the rear seats of its track-focussed GranTurismo MC Stradale coupeWhen Maserati revealed the hard-core MC Stradale version of its GranTurismo coupe it made much of the 110kg weight saving delivered in part by the removal of the rear seats.
Now, in a bid to broaden its practicality and appeal, it has announced a new version of the MC Stradale with the rear seats left in.
Due for public reveal at next week’s Geneva motor show, the four-seater MC Stradale is yet to be confirmed for release in Australia, where an upgraded two-seater was introduced late last year.
Two batches of the two-seat MC Stradale were imported in 2011 and 2012 respectively, and stocks continue to be available at $364,400 plus on-road costs.
Local Maserati distributor European Automotive Imports says it is yet to decide if it will make available the four-seat Stradale, which will logically weigh 16kg more than the two-seater, although no official kerb weight figure has been revealed.
Like the two-seater, the four-seat MC Stradale is powered by a fettled version of the GranTurismo’s Ferrari-built 4.7-litre V8 producing 338kW and 520Nm, and comes with the same six-speed MC Race Shift six-speed automated manual transmission.
No performance figures have been issued, but expect the two-seater to also sprint to 100km/h in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 303km/h.
Exclusive MC Stradale features like 5kg-lighter 20-inch forged alloy wheels, 18kg-lighter ceramic-carbon brake rotors, 6kg-lighter exhaust system and a carbon-fibre bonnet are also expected to carry over from the two-seater.
However, it’s unclear whether the two-seater’s 26kg-lighter carbon-fibre front seats, 2kg-lighter wiring system and reduced body sealing (saving 12kg) will transfer.
The four-seat version of the Maserati Trofeo Championship-inspired MC Stradale will appear at Geneva alongside the next-generation Quattroporte sedan, which goes on sale here in the third quarter and will be followed next year by the Italian brand's new Ghibli large sedan and the all-new Levante SUV in 2015.
Powered by new twin-turbo V6 and V8 engines, the new Quattroporte will be the first Maserati to be built at the Italian car-maker’s new Giovanni Agnelli plant in Turin, while the GranTurismo MC Stradale will be built at the historic Modena factory.
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