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High-performance sports cars from almost all well-known premium car manufacturers have been the basis vehicles - alongside premium SUVs of the same origin - for many years making up the clear majority of all refinement projects by the Bavarian noble tuner MANSORY. And if you look at the high-performance sports car segment in isolation, these are vehicles of Italian origin in large numbers. In previous years, however, these were mainly vehicles from Maranello, but for the latest complete conversion from MANSORY, the choice fell on a vehicle from Modena, which is not too far away:
MC20 from the sports car forge
With the MC20 (= Maserati Corse 20), Maserati heralds a new era in its long, more than 100-year company history and wants to sustainably continue its considerable growth of recent years in the future and at the same time its motorsport heritage, strengthened again in its vehicles bring in
"Alongside Ferrari, Maserati is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in automotive history," says Kourosh Mansory, CEO and founder of MANSORY Design und Holding GmbH. "With the MC20, an excellent basic vehicle has now come onto the market, which almost intrudes on the needs and wishes of our customers and at the same time offers many conversion options, so that our debut work "MANSORY FIRST EDITION"Further derivatives will follow very soon - closed and open," Kourosh Mansory continued.
As with all MANSORY complete conversions, only the finest ingredients of automotive refinement are used in the Maserati MC20: A body with lightweight components made of forged carbon, a significant increase in performance, extensive chassis modifications, elegantly forged and black sports rims and various interiors -Modifications made from the finest leather and carbon.
DESIGN
The "MANSORY FIRST EDITION" catches the eye at first glance as an uncompromising, high-performance sports car primarily committed to maximum performance. That's the way it's supposed to be and there's no reason to hide it in any way. Distinctive, massively enlarged air inlets in the front apron, which ensure the flow of fresh air to the high-performance cooler at all times, and a new, specially developed front lip give the "MANSORY FIRST EDITION" an impressive appearance and, in conjunction with the additional flaps, are also characterized by significantly improved downforce the front axle.
On the side, wheel arches made of full carbon show the unmistakable signature and competence of MANSORY with regard to carbon processing. The doors, made of the same material, are partially painted and, when viewed from the side, offer maximum visual pleasure without losing their technical functionality. The area in front of the side cooling air ducts to the engine is also made of full carbon. A new full-carbon bonnet supplies the engine from above with maximum amounts of cooling fresh air for the powerful V6 biturbo engine, which is installed longitudinally in front of the rear axle.
An imposing, also completely new rear wing and a completely newly developed double diffuser with a central brake light increase the downforce on the rear axle and complete the extensive aerodynamic improvements on the "MANSORY FIRST EDITION" to form a visually coherent overall package. An impressive, powerful four-pipe exhaust system rounds off the rear view harmoniously and powerfully.
PERFORMANCE
On the engine side, the engineers at MANSORY have also made several adjustments and thus ensure a befitting increase in performance compared to the series engine. In the end, these extensive modifications to the engine periphery resulted in the 3,0l V6 biturbo mid-engine generating 630 hp and 730 Nm on the crankshaft instead of the standard 720 hp and 850 Nm.
The main factors responsible for the increase in performance are the new engine electronics and the in-house high-performance exhaust system. The increased performance data catapults the MC20 with a top speed of 330 km/h and the sprint from zero to 100 km/h in 2,7s becomes a super sports car and leaves nothing to be desired.
CHASSIS | RIMS | TIRE
With newly developed and adapted chassis components and new "FV.5" type rims, the high performance data of the "MANSORY FIRST EDITION" are always safely and confidently brought onto the road. These one-piece, newly designed and ultra-light forged wheels in the dimensions 9,5 x 21 and 12 x 22 are installed in combination with high-performance tires in the sizes 255/30 R21 (FA) and 335/25 R22 (RA) and at the same time offer maximum performance in the with regard to the lateral dynamics.
INTERIOR
In principle, the interior of the "MANSORY FIRST EDITION" can be freely selected and configured by the customer - as is always the case with the exterior colors of all complete conversions. In the vehicle shown here, the entire interior was kept in the three colors yellow, white and black. The national colors of Italy can be found in the form of a central stripe in the sports seats and the headliner. In the same way, the car itself is subtly and centrally divided by a small, painted green, white and red stripe.
As is also usual at MANSORY, the interior is completely lined with fine, glove-soft leather and meets the highest standards of workmanship and attention to detail. This attention to detail is reflected, among other things, in the white seat belts, which are accentuated with a yellow MANSORY logo.
The entire footwell and the associated floor mats are also leather and color-coordinated with the rest of the interior. Wherever no leather is used (or should not be used), the interior is selectively refined with carbon. A MANSORY sports leather steering wheel and several precisely embroidered MANSORY logos elegantly round off the all-encompassing refinement in the interior. If we get more information, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed about this if you simply use our Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
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Maserati MC20 as 'MANSORY FIRST EDITION' with 720 PS & 850 NM!
Photo credit: Mansory design
