Maserati MC20

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Assuming you mean the new NSX (circa 2017-2022), I don't think it's a good comp to the MC20.

The new NSX basically follows a normal depreciation curve for other comparable high-end sports cars, e.g. AMG GT, 991 TT/TTS, R8 or 570S.

What makes the new NSX appear to have a steeper depreciation than it actually suffers from is the high ADMs that Acura dealers were asking for (and sometimes getting) when it was first introduced back in 2016.

Another thing working in favor of the NSX that the MC20 does not have is reputation. People generally hold Honda/Acura in high regard, and the original NSX is considered one of the best cars of its time, i.e. 1990s. No such reputation precedes the MC20, in fact the opposite is true Maseratis, at least in the U.S.

 

Agreed.
On the oter hand, as a machine the new NSX has no relation to the old one other than manufacture. The new one being as far from a light purists machine as you can get. id also say that its styling to put it kindly is meh, and performance hybrids/with 4 driven wheels are a dead end no one really cares about. (the Ferrari electric flywheel is a different kettle of fish)

Conceptually the mc20 is much close to the original nsx, a useable 2wd exotic.To your point though, unlike acura the maserati brand is a major question mark when it comes to nay car past the 3 year warranty, and it has a reputation for rapid depreciation.

 

and the original NSX was conceptually much closer to the Bora.

 

Where do we see the price of the MC20 in 3-5 years?

 

120k+-

 

Hopefully.

 

I don't see the average bottom hitting that "McLaren" level...which is a glorified kit-car. MC20 is so much more of a car than the McLaren. Maserati execution on the MC20 is almost perfect. There's a lot interests for when it hits $160K range...especially clean cars.

 

Maserati is putting the Nettuno V6 engine in the new Grantursimo. This is good and bad for the MC20

https://www.maserati.com/global/en/models/granturismo

Good -- more experience and parts availability in the short and long term
Bad -- its a little less special now.

 

a twin turbo v6 with not Ideal balance or particularly sonorous sound is not that special to start with.
It does put out the hp though.

 

I looked at one this afternoon. While the TTV6 isn't as "glorious" as the screaming flat crank Ferrari V8s, it was throaty and didn't feel droning in the cabin. My first impression upon closing the door is that this car felt sturdy and well made...there's zero rattle and it doesn't feel cheap.

As for the engine, it's derived from Quadrofolio with Maserati new heads...and the Quad engine has been bullet-proof. This car is as good (if not better) than the 458/488 in handling.

 

as a follow up to my previous post, I liked the MC20 so much that I just picked one up 4 hours ago.

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So lovely in that yellow

 

I've seen every color except black. Every color look stunning in person and picture doesn't do justice. Never thought I would like yellow, but in person Giallo Genio is gorgeous.

 

Also contemplating a yellow.
But don't have the garage with matching interior paint

Congratulations, John !!!!

 

Thanks Neal! Let’s be match matchy MC20 bros.

 

MC 20 vs Vette Z06 w/ Z07 package

A bit unfair as the Vette has track package but some good points about both.

 

Well, for a car that costs almost 2x as much as a C8 Z06 Z07, the MC20 fell pretty flat on its face in terms of performance.

Slower in every track the two were paired against.

I still do not understand how Maserati managed to make the MC20 so darn heavy, even with a carbon tub. That must really take some engineering effort. Not in a good way.

 

In real life, the MC20 costs less to get into than a Z06.

 

That's probably true.

Which says quite a bit about Maserati.

 

Heavier than the hybrid 296 gtb even.

Probably due to the upcoming EV variant? Maybe the need for a heavy battery pack and different architecture of the car is what''s making the base MC20 design a bit obese