Maserati returned to worldwide sports activities automotive racing final 12 months with the launch of the GT2 race automotive based mostly on the MC20 supercar. Now the race automotive has spawned a road-going sibling, the brand new GT2 Stradale.
The automotive was unveiled on Friday at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, one of many premier occasions of 2024 Monterey Automobile Week presently underway in California. It was joined by the beforehand revealed MC20 Icona particular version and track-only Mcxtrema.
Maserati mentioned the GT2 Stradale was developed in parallel with the GT2 race automotive, with the identical engineers engaged on each tasks. This enabled the highway automotive to be shut in specification to its racing sibling, which ought to guarantee it delivers an expertise few different highway automobiles can match.
Each automobiles share a carbon-fiber tub and a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine. The GT2 Stradale is definitely extra highly effective than the race automotive, resulting from it not having to fulfill any racing rules. The peak output is 631 hp, up 10 hp in comparison with the MC20. Drive is to the rear wheels by way of the identical 8-speed dual-clutch automated used within the MC20, although shift occasions have been made faster within the GT2 Stradale.
2023 Maserati GT2 race automotive
Efficiency claims for the automotive embody a 0-62 mph time of two.8 seconds and prime velocity of 201 mph.
In terms of the curves, the GT2 Stradale advantages from a complicated aerodynamics bundle developed utilizing classes from the racing program. Distinctive parts just like the vented entrance hood, prolonged entrance splitter, and huge rear wing with swan-neck struts assist enhance downforce to as a lot as 1,100 kilos at a velocity of 174 mph.
The wheels are a 20-inch solid set with heart locks. They assist save nearly 42 kilos, and along with different measures consequence within the GT2 Stradale weighing as little as 3,009 kilos dry, or 143 kilos lower than the MC20.
Maserati plans to supply a variety of customization choices, a few of them geared toward lifting efficiency additional. These embody Efficiency and Efficiency Plus packs. The previous consists of gadgets like Michelin semi-slick tires, an digital limited-slip differential, carbon-ceramic brake rotors, and particular stability, traction, and ABS settings. Upgrading to the Efficiency Plus pack brings extra options like four-point harnesses and a fireplace extinguisher.
Maserati GT2 Stradale
Maserati GT2 Stradale
Maserati GT2 Stradale
For the cabin, Maserati has put in new seats with carbon-fiber seat backs and foam padding trimmed in blue Alcantara. Carbon fiber will also be chosen for varied extra parts within the cabin, just like the door sills, steering wheel paddles, gauge cluster cowl, and heart console.
One addition change over the MC20 is the brand new Corsa drive mode. On this mode, the motive force can alter the settings of the steadiness, traction, and ABS, in addition to the digital limited-slip differential (when fitted). Consumers of the Efficiency and Efficiency Plus packs get the extra Corsa Evo mode which offers larger adjustment for the digital chassis methods.
A shift mild indicator is discovered on the steering wheel and is activated when in both the Sport or Corsa drive modes.
The Mcxtrema additionally on show in Monterey can also be based mostly on the MC20, however designed strictly to be used on the monitor. Maserati plans to construct 62 examples for worldwide sale, and the model on show in Monterey is the primary to be delivered to a buyer. The automaker hasn’t mentioned what number of examples of the GT2 Stradale might be constructed.
