An early sketch of the Maserati MCXtrema illustrates the aggressive design language seen in the ... [+]
After unveiling the limited-production, track-focused Maserati MCXtrema during last year’s Monterey Car Week, the Italian luxury-performance brand has been testing the MCXtrema at the Autodromo di Varano facility in Parma, Italy, in recent months, ahead of initial customer deliveries.
We spent some time with Klaus Busse, Maserati’s Head of Design, to better understand the thinking behind the MCXtrema’s purpose and design. You can see Klaus’ detailed description of the car’s design language in the video above.
The Maserati MCXtrema is a track-focused supercar with a limited production run of 62 units
With only 62 MCXtremas scheduled for production, all of them already spoken for, spotting this non-street-legal supercar will require visiting a track, or maybe a premium car event with rare models on display.
The MCXtrema's interior design is as performance-focused as its exterior
The MCXtrema shares components with Maserati’s MC20 supercar and GT2 race car, but its unique design language makes it look like neither of those models. Or any other Maserati in the company’s 110-year history.
While larger than the MC20, the MCXtrema's weighs 440 pounds less and has an additional 100 ... [+]
Equipped with a 730-horsepwer 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6, and weighing 440 pounds less than the fast-and-nimble Maserati MC20, the MCXtrema should easily live up to its name in terms of raw, uncompromised performance.
