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First road-legal Maserati MC12 Versione Corse on sale

 
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First road-legal Maserati MC12 Versione Corse on sale

First road-legal Maserati MC12 Versione Corse on sale

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The Versione Corse is the mandatory production version for the homologation of Maserati’s MC12 GT1 race car from the FIA GT-championship – the same car that won the Manufacturers' Championship back in 2005. Under the rulings, twelve cars must be manufactured and sold to the public and the first of these race-cars built for the road is now up for sale. The car is being sold in auction in Germany and bidding has already reached €1.45 million (approximately $2.25 million).

The Versione Corse features a modified version of the 6.0L V12 shared by Ferrari’s FXX supercar and develops a full 755hp (563kW) - up from 630hp (470kW) in the standard model - at 8,000rpm with maximum torque of 524lb-ft (710Nm) coming in at 6,000rpm. Accelerating to 100km/h takes just 3.8 seconds, while maximum speed is a lofty 326km/h. Drive is sent through a heavily revised version of the six-speed Cambiocorsa gearbox, which has been designed to offer faster gear changes.

This particular example features a build-plate signifying that it is in fact the first car in the limited production series, and anyone buying the car will be treated with special track days run by Maserati.


Other features of the car include an electronically controlled exhaust system, a data logging system, 19in alloys with modified fenders, an automatic air-jack, Alcantara trim, Brembo brakes and a central locking system.

First road-legal Maserati MC12 Versione Corse

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  1. Ivan Posted: 8/1/2008 11:39am PDT

    I'd leave it completely unchanged inside. Just looks funny, leather on dashboard. They tried to make it civil and failed.
     
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  2. Dandan Posted: 8/2/2008 10:08am PDT

    looks like the 89 Batmobile
     
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  3. Stephen Posted: 8/3/2008 11:34am PDT

    Why did they have to sell this version? The road-going MC12 should have met the production requirements for them to compete in GT1, I mean the C6.R and C5.R were both allowed to run as GT1 variants of their road going brothers. If this was a situation like the M3 GTR's (which were axed in the end) I'd understand but the MC12's were running the same engine as their road going version. I think that this being sold just for the hell of it and not to met the production requirements of a GT1 championship that was won 2 years ago.
     
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