The previously cancelled battery-electric version of the Maserati MC20 – since facelifted to be the MCPura – could be revived and brought to market if there is sufficient customer demand for it, Autocar has reported.
Known initially as the MC20 Folgore, the electric version of the mid-rear-engined sports car could still go to production as the MCPura Folgore, as the EV model was on hold rather than cancelled outright, said Maserati CEO Santo Ficili.
“Let’s say, we will see. The project is advanced, but we decided to wait to understand what is going to happen. We have this fantastic V6 engine that is to the satisfaction of our customers. We hold a different kind of power. This is our engine at this time,” Ficili said.
The CEO of Maserati said that he did not have a “crystal ball” to see when there will be a market for an electric supercar, and that it was crucial “to have the customer ready to buy a car like this” before investing more in the project, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Ficili had said that Maserati is considering a limited-run flagship model, possibly with a manual transmission. Said to be based on the GranTurismo, this will be joined by a twin model from Alfa Romeo, in a way similar to the way the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is based on the Maserati MC20.
The pre-chamber combustion technology featured in the Nettuno engine set for its limited-run flagship means that Maserati can keep the engine in production, and capable of the same output figures once Euro 7 emissions regulations take effect, Autocar reported earlier.
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