Legendary Cars - Maserati MC12 - Sports Car
Kind of like yesterday, but it was 2004 when I first saw the image Maserati MC12... The House of the Trident supercar has a lot in common with the Ferrari Enzo (including the chassis and engine), but its large dimensions and aerodynamic elements make it look like a race car sent out on the road. We are not far from the truth: MC12 was born to participate in FIA GT Championship and therefore 50 road samples were built to obtain homologation. Price? "Total" 720.000 XNUMX euros.
CARBON FIBER E V12
Frame in mixture of carbon and aluminum and composite body make the weight Maserati MC12 only 1.330 kg on the dial needle. The engine is the same, powerful V12 5.598 cc Ferrari Enzo, but there is 630 CV and 7.500 weights (instead of 660) and 652 Nm of torque, this is enough to accelerate it from 0 to 100 km / h in 3,8 seconds to a top speed of 330 km / h. However, despite the lower power, the MC12 has more downforce due to for the mega-wing (its width is more than two meters) and the front splitter. Even the completely flat underbody of the car (and two mega-exhaust fans) help glue the Maserati MC12 to the ground.
Сmechanical 6-speed robot amble the Enzo derivative has been further refined so that it can engage a gear ratio in just 150 milliseconds, which sounds like a very short amount of time ...
What's strange is to find the interior is so luxurious and well maintained... The Enzo, despite being a less brazen racer, has visible carbon and an abundance of F1 references; On the other hand, the Maserati, despite its appearance, looks almost like a living room on the inside. Superb three-spoke steering wheel: slender, flattened at the top and bottom, from where long aluminum blades protrude. Blue leather covers virtually the entire dashboard, while the small analogue clock that distinguishes trident cars stands out on the center console.
However, the Maserati MC12 steals something from the Ferrari F50, in this case the ability to remove the roof. Yes, it's a hard-top Targa car, a nice plus to fully enjoy the V12 soundtrack - also because there's no radio, not even among the options. But it doesn't matter, you're driving an MC12. IN suspensions the front and rear independents have an articulated quadrangle design (push rod system) with anti-dive and squat geometry and opposing shock absorbers. In practice: these are racing suspensions: bulky but very sophisticated. The exuberance of the V12 is then bolstered by 245/35 Pirelli at the front and 345/35 at the rear, resting on 19-inch wheels, and calmed down by a Brembo braking system with 380mm discs at the front and 355mm at the rear. rear.
