Maserati announced the road-legal GT2 Stradale, which is based on the MC20 supercar. The MC20 and GT2 Stradale both have the same Nettuno twin-turbocharged V-6 engine, but the GT2 Stradale has more power (631 horsepower). With more power and less weight, the GT2 Stradale can hit a top speed of just over 200 mph and takes about 2.8 seconds to reach 62 mph. There were high hopes for the road-legal Maserati GT2 even before we got to drive the race car. That drive got stronger as we set faster lap times. Maserati has now given us the new GT2 Stradale, which is what we asked for. A race car to the road There is a car in the middle, the GT2 Stradale, that is between the MC20 racecar and the very fast GT2 racecar. The race car and the new GT2 Stradale are built on the same assembly line as regular supercars. However, experts take them off the line to make them faster. And things will turn out better. Maserati says the GT2 Stradale will be very fast thanks to its ten more horsepower Nettuno twin-turbocharged V-6 engine. For 2.8 seconds, Maserati says the Stradale can go from 0 to 62 kilometers per hour. This is a fast speed in any car, but the Stradale’s rear-wheel-drive system makes it even faster. The base MC20 needed 3.2 seconds longer, or about half-second more, to hit 60 mph in the Invoice Pricing test. Power is important, but it’s not the only thing at play. Engineers at Maserati cut the Stradale’s weight by 132 pounds compared to the MC20 standard. A huge three-position carbon-fiber rear wing was installed as part of a lot of aero work that was done on the car. A redesigned diffuser sticks out from under the wing, which increases downforce and pulls air into the ducts under the body. It is said that the Stradale can make over 1,100 pounds of downforce at 173 mph in its most extreme form. With the new carbon bumper and front spoiler, the MC20 has almost as much downforce (287 pounds) as the old one (320 pounds). The race car and racecar both have carbon-fiber frames that are the same as those of the Stradale. Even though Maserati says that looks were not the only reason for any changes, this does not make looks less important. Engineers called the front end the “shark nose,” and it’s wider to let more airflow through. Maserati says the three strakes on the front fenders and hood vents are a nod to the business’s familiar trident logo. A new design for the vents in the back bumper is meant to make the engine 16% cooler. Like the rest of the car, the GT2 Stradale’s cabin is meant to be between the MC20 and the GT2. Black surfaces inside the car cut down on glare and help drivers stay focused. The four keys are Back, Drive, Volume, and Drive Mode. Okay, that’s it. Every other piece of information is blocked and hidden behind a screen. There are two-speed packages, and each one opens up a different drive mode and makes the car hotter. Four stages in the Corsa Evo mode let you get increasingly rowdier. The model is based on the race car. Carbon-ceramic brakes, an electronic limited-slip differential with special calibrations, semi-slick Michelin tires, and calibrations for the ESC, MSP, and ABS are all part of the basic Performance Package. The Performance Pack Plus comes with four-point belts and a fire extinguisher, in addition to the things already mentioned. Maserati hasn’t said how much the new car will cost yet, but it will probably be between the MC20’s starting price of $242,995 and the GT2’s $522,000 price tag.
