The 2011 Maserati MC Stradale
Maserati's Latest Sports Car Currently In Production
For a few years Maserati enjoyed racing success in the years before, during, and after World War 2. When the French company Citroen bought Maserati in 1968 it quickly began to ruin almost all of Maserati's cars and racing heritage. Today however Maserati is owned by reliable and Italian Fiat S.p.A. The car I will write about today is called the Maserati MC Stradale.
The MC Stradale is a front-engine rear-wheel drive sports car armed with a 444 hp 4.2 liter V8 that produces a top speed of 188 mph. Naught to sixty takes a decent 4.5 seconds. The MC Stradale weighs 4,330 pounds. 
The MC Stradale's MC Race Shift 6-speed robotized manual gearbox shares its electronics and some of its hardware from the awesome looking and very fast Ferrari 559GTO.
This often operates in an "auto" mode, but the driver is able to switch this to 'sport' or 'race' mode. The 'race' mode lets the MC Stradale shift in 60 milliseconds which is fast like the shifting on the Ferrari 458 Italia I reviewed earlier. 'Race' mode also affects gearbox operations, traction control, suspension, and even the engine's sound. Cool. Because of this technology the MC Stradale is the first Gran Turismo to break the 300 hm/h barrier at its top speed of 188 mph.
The MC Stradale's suspension is eight percent stiffer than a Gran Turismo S and rides slightly lower as said by pleased racing drivers. The car is also very grippy due to the use of 20 inch custom designed Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires to fit new flow-formed alloy wheels. The brakes are made by Brembo and use carbon ceramic discs. Stopping distance with the Brembos is 33 meters with an average deceleration of 1.2g.
At the 2013 Geneva Motor Show a new MC Stradale debuted featuring a new 4.7 liter V8, but keeping most of the technology from the original.
The cost of a Maserati MC Stradale in the United States is $153,400 for the Coupe and $143,300 for the convertible.
The MC Stradale's MC Race Shift 6-speed robotized manual gearbox shares its electronics and some of its hardware from the awesome looking and very fast Ferrari 559GTO.
This often operates in an "auto" mode, but the driver is able to switch this to 'sport' or 'race' mode. The 'race' mode lets the MC Stradale shift in 60 milliseconds which is fast like the shifting on the Ferrari 458 Italia I reviewed earlier. 'Race' mode also affects gearbox operations, traction control, suspension, and even the engine's sound. Cool. Because of this technology the MC Stradale is the first Gran Turismo to break the 300 hm/h barrier at its top speed of 188 mph.The MC Stradale's suspension is eight percent stiffer than a Gran Turismo S and rides slightly lower as said by pleased racing drivers. The car is also very grippy due to the use of 20 inch custom designed Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires to fit new flow-formed alloy wheels. The brakes are made by Brembo and use carbon ceramic discs. Stopping distance with the Brembos is 33 meters with an average deceleration of 1.2g.
At the 2013 Geneva Motor Show a new MC Stradale debuted featuring a new 4.7 liter V8, but keeping most of the technology from the original.
The cost of a Maserati MC Stradale in the United States is $153,400 for the Coupe and $143,300 for the convertible.
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