For as long as there have been bedroom walls decorated with automotive posters, Maserati has been on the shortlist. Every generation gets its dream car from the House of the Trident, and MCPURA seems to be the latest in the lineup.
Revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025, the new super sports car is available as both a coupé and the convertible MCPURA Cielo. An evolution of the MC20 halo car from 2020, it builds on the earlier model, refining it into its most intense version yet. It’s already earned its place in the hall of fame just a few months after being released, by winning the special Dream Car award at the Novità dell’Anno 2026 Award organised by Quattroruote magazine (securing an extraordinary 50% of reader votes).
Every MCPURA is built from start to finish in Modena, where the Nettuno engine is developed and assembled, the carbon-fibre monocoque is fitted, and the most personalised Maserati Fuoriserie creations are finished. As Santo Ficili, Maserati COO, puts it, Modena is the headquarters for the automotive brand as well as an integral part of the brand’s identity, and MCPURA is the product of nearly 90 years of that accumulated know-how.
At the heart of the car sits a 3.0-litre twin-turbo Nettuno V6 engine, producing an output of 630 CV, or 621 horsepower. Its party trick is a patented twin pre-chamber combustion system derived from Formula 1, making it the only road car to use this technology. The result is a coupé weighing under 1,500 kg, a best-in-class power-to-weight ratio of 2.33 kg/CV, with a sprint to 100 km/h in under 2.9 seconds and a top speed exceeding 325 km/h.
The exterior leans harder into Maserati’s racing lineage, with a GT2 Stradale-inspired front bumper that sharpens the shark-nose profile. ‘Butterfly doors’ are another hallmark, designed to improve access to the passenger compartment and simultaneously reveal the carbon-fibre structure of the chassis. Meanwhile, a new optional oversized rear spoiler nods directly to the brand’s GT2 programme, featuring a completely reworked lower fascia and a Gloss Black finish.
MCPURA is available in 10 exclusive colours, including Devil Orange, a vivid tribute to Maria Teresa De Filippis, the first woman to qualify for a Formula 1 Grand Prix in a Maserati (famously nicknamed ‘She-Devil’). There are also multiple customisation options by the Maserati Fuoriserie programme, including over thirty body colours, ranging from solid or metallic to three-layer, four-layer or matte.
Inside, Alcantara replaces traditional leather across the seats, doors, dashboard, and steering wheel, cutting weight while improving grip and durability with its suede-like finish. The new flat-top steering wheel takes cues from GT2 racing, with optional LED gear-change indicators, while digital performance pages borrowed from the GT2 Stradale feed real-time engine data through the Maserati Intelligent Assistant system. The headrests are laser-etched with the iconic Trident as an additional flourish.
The convertible version, MCPURA Cielo, comes with all of those premium features, plus a PDLC electrochromic glass roof that can turn transparent or opaque in a second and fully retracts in 12 seconds (even while driving at up to 50 km/h).
Dream cars earn their status, and while Maserati is undoubtedly an aspirational marque for many, it’s certainly not the sole reason why MCPURA may wind up on a petrolhead’s wishlist.