Maserati MC20 review. Can it compete with the latest V6 hybrid supercars from McLaren & Ferrari?
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- The Maserati MC20 packs 630bhp from its twin-turbo V6 but hoes does this 204mph Maserati supercar compete with the latest V6 offerings from McLaren and Ferrari?
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Its great to see Maserati back with a good looking super car. Interesting that this car won Evo's car of the year.
Yep that is interesting, it didn't sound like a contender from Harry's review!
@@tomriley5790 yep.
Haha, really!? I find this car disappointing on every level. “ car of the year.” Means there is no other car which is better than this. That is actually ridiculous.
@@aendoh watch the review, its a true story.
I love Harry's videos because he treats the audience like adults. Just talks to us about the car in a normal sensible way.
Unlike these other car TH-camrs who insist on treating us like children who need to be excited and stimulated all the time (thumbnails with the TH-camr pulling stupid concerned or excited faces next to the car as an example).
Yes typical old school British.
I like it.
Different target audiences, I'd say.
Harry's aiming more toward the middle-aged to old demographic, while those other guys are aiming at the youngsters.
Honesty is rewarded by that older audience, that young audience wants the excitement and the hypes and scandals.
I think that's natural. You don't know shit when you're young, but you are easily excited, you are curious and impressionable.
Then you do the things you want to do, learn the things you want to learn... and get to a point where you've left easily excited and impressionable behind.
That's when you get into the details and start appreciating those.
And then you're at the point where you know what you want, you know what you like.
Anyone who has done their fair share of driving in their life knows what they want from a car. So Harry's honesty is appreciated.
No need for stories, just straight to the point - we know what we want, just tell us about the car and we'll know whether we like it.
I suspect that the excitement of the younger audience makes for a more lucrative channel over all.
And that the older audience is more loyal.
Two different strategies to run a channel, I guess.
Harry is a true gentleman. Maybe one of the last of it s kind. Because lately, when i think about british i don t think about gentlemen, i think about a clockwork orange
The MC20 will be unloved during it's production but will be a future sought after classic in the coming years. It's a car that knows exactly what it was designed to be, an Italian supercar. I'd gladly take the MC20 out of the rest in it's class. It's beauty won't fade and those delightful turbo induction noises won't either. Nobody buy them please so they can have massive Maserati depreciation and maybe I can score one for "cheap".
youre assuming that cars today will age and depreciate the same way that cars from the last 40 years, i fear that wont be the case with alternative fuels taking over just around the corner… i dont think that something like this would be regarded as a Mondial for example - its gonna be regarded as “one of the last great supercars”, purely because of its internal combustion engine. sad to think about it…
It doesn't know what it was designed to be - that Alfa Romeo steering wheel and Fiat 500e screens are the proof of it.
It originally had to be the Alfa Romeo 6C , then plans changed midway through development.
@@giuseppec8158and now it’s a 33 Stradale instead
@@giuseppec8158 and Alfa Romeo engine... or maybe just a coincidence that they are both 90-degree V6s... yeah right
@@joshgtv4847 The 90 deg v6 was chosen because they cut 2 cylinders off the ferrari 90 deg v8
A quick PS to this - saw Harry's Lancia at the Bister Scramble today (8/1/23). Much admired and even better in the metal if that is at all possible. Well worth all the effort.
So much great content, the channel really is just going from strength to strength. Thanks Harry!
No one does real world testing like this legend. The initial commentary shows everything you didn't know you wanted to know about the car 👍
Thanks Harry, a real world review from someone who knows what it's like to live with a supercar day to day.
Am I the only one shocked by the discrepancy between the claimed weight vs actual? 1700kg - that’s G80 M3 heavy, but that is a 4 door saloon made of more conventional materials, whereas this is a supercar with a carbon tub. Absolute madness! 😱 Great video as always 👌
yeah that's odd.. where does all the weight come from in this thing?? No hybrid either
I wonder if they are making the tub in house? That might explain it.
@@papa_pt They forgot to do some engineering.
@@Your_Paramour Exactly my point. Carbon Fiber itself is unable to fix the design flaws. They should have asked somebody whon knows what they are doing. Dallara would be "just down the road"
No 😉
Unlike other TH-cam channels, Harry always does an excellent job of keeping it fresh. Kudos, sir.
I love the way that there still are normal-sized, exotic sportscars today. I grew up in the generation of the Ferrari 308 and 512, Maserati Merak and Bora, Lotus Esprit, etc. One of the great things about those cars was that they had that very low, compact, and high power per weight look. Nowadays, many sportscars are as long and wide as luxury sedans with 1,000hp. Who cares?? It's a breath of fresh air to see cars back like the MC20, 296, and Emira. I love them!!
I think the MC20 was the most beautiful car to be launched in the last 2 or 3 years.
Britts and the Italians make the most beautiful cars. Germans get the engineering and Americans price per performance, but for sheer looks? UK & Italy.
Maybe that extra weight is to ensure the chassis can take a huge electric powertrain.
That's more or less what the Evo article says if you pause the video at 15:12.
@@r0smor Oh there it is, in black and white! Thanks for the pointer. Shame the ICE version has to suffer.
So the electric version will be ca. 2,5 tons as base weight is already very high. Or maybe same as this petrol version, and with a same laughable range, as they can't do it even heavier.
One of the best looking super cars around!
No.
It’s much more pretty than basically any other supercar, especially the ugly generic McLarens.
@@johnsmith1474 it is. what else is there, gma t33 and de tomaso p900 comes to mind. gma t50 is best but not in looks.
huracan, murcialago, pagani zonda r
@@johnsmith1474 it’s ok to have a different opinion sweet heart.
This was the best alternative review for eCOTY for this supercar
Can't wait for more Countach content! Thanks for all you do, Harry!
To me, it is the best looking of the three, and I prefer it not being a hybrid.
I really wish Harry had attended ECOTY 22! Great honest review.
I for one I’m glad they’ve made a car that “bites back” in this day and age.
All the best to everyone
One of the few super cars that I actually find beautiful!
It's such a shame they messed up so badly on the engineering.
@@Beer_Dad1975 Except it won EVO's COTY 2022. It can't be that bad, eh?!
@@philiphudgens4726 Magazine COTY's are meaningless, it's mostly about who throws the best junket or spends the most money advertising - it's a farce.
@@Beer_Dad1975 If you think people are so easily corrupted it says more about you than them
@@JDMism It says nothing about me other than obvious corruption makes me exceedingly angry. I mean, how could this possibly be "Car of the Year" when it's horribly over-priced, too heavy, slower than the competition, has numb steering, can't put the power down, a pathetic fuel tank, no luggage space, and a pedestrian interior? Literally all it has over competing vehicles is its looks, which are subjective anyway. It. makes. no. sense.
Watch AutoExpert - he's an ex motoring journalist and often tells stories of how he'd been told by the boss to alter reviews to be more friendly to a manufacturer who spent a lot of money on advertising, or was bribed with trips to exotic locations for new vehicle releases, knowing he'd be cut out in the future if he didn't follow up with a glowing review. I mean Ferrari are famous for cutting people out entirely for one or two negative comments about their vehicles - it's just a reality & it sucks.
The review I’ve waited all year for - thanks, Harry!
Brilliant as usual 🥂
I like the way they've set the engine up to deliver power in one go, it gives car character. They could have easily tuned the ECU so power was delivered smoothly but it would have been less exciting. It is great to see Maserati producing a good car for once.
I love this car from the moment I saw the first drawings ❤
Great review Harry, good to see you did not just auto align with Evo ECOTY…keep up the great content, your channelk is one we use as a marker for ours. 🙂
Fantastic Review and video as always - Many Thanks indeed Harry. Sorry for a quick change of subject, in your recent previous videos rounding up your cars for the year - do we presume you've sold the 1954 Land Rover, as you haven't mentioned it for ages? The video you did on it many years ago, is the best Series One video on TH-cam by a country mile! Happy New Year and Kind regards.
As usual, excellent review! Looks a lot better than any McLaren imo.
Facrs🙌
Harrys reviews are the best - the Maserati is real Italian supercar like they don't do anymore, a beautiful Diva with a lot of issues, not a daily driver, but to impress at the weekend - first yourself, fun for driving around!
Always happy to have a Harry review on a Sunday evening
Always love watching your reviews harry
Interesting take on it. I'm not convinced by any of the three to be brutally honest. The McLaren has some big QC concerns and the battery question - especially with the kind of sporadic use supercars tend to get, the Ferrari similar battery issues and a massive price tag then this comes along with a lot of reports of loose fitting interiors, squeaks and rattles, questionable weight and a talent for losing traction.
From everything I've seen so far I would still take the Lotus over these even with the price difference. It may not have the numbers but it looks to be a much better all around car.
My thoughts too. Emira makes a mockery of all three in terms of bang per buck but I'm not What Car and review cars on a more emotional basis. How they make you feel from behind the wheel..
@@harrysgarage I don't know Harry, Steve Sutcliffe seemed pretty emotional driving the Massa, but I love the Lorus too...totally different cars imho.
@@harrysgarage Long may it continue. I would much rather hear honest opinion from someone with vast experience than a regurgitated press pack and some numbers on paper. I could almost feel the frustration in your voice at times in this video and that tells me all I need to know.
The smile glued to your mug all the way through the Lotus trip similarly tells the whole story.
@@harrysgarage the Maserati MC20 is 10/10 car for me. It also has 40bhp more than even 1997 CASTROL TOMS SUPRA.
@@harrysgarage Honestly I'd take a Cayman GT4 RS over any of them for emotional qualities, general quality and practicality
Thank you for the informative and enjoyable review as ever Harry. As a quick note, at 5:15 you mentioned that 296 GTB has 740Nm of torque including hybrid. I believe that Ferrari have been quoting the torque of their hybrids (LaFerrari, SF90, 296 GTB/S) from the ICE only.
Great review Harry! I've been waiting for this one.
They should have made a gated shifter manual version, it sounds like it would suit it.
now yur speaking
my language
Love how the emira is good enough to be compared with cars costing several times as much
this or an emira with the touring pack plus another emira with the track pack
emira all the way
@@thinfourth WOW thats one way of looking at it , good plan as well !!
I would say that slightly ‘old fashioned’ power delivery could be something that helps it standout from the supercar crowd! Despite the negatives, I would still buy one if my numbers came up… just looks stunning to me!
quarter of a mil and u get the range of under 300km and it touches even non bumpy roads. Well, I would buy it if I had 1-2mil in bank and sucesfull corpo
Baby mc12.
Fantastic assessment!
Thanks Harry as always!
Namaste!!!!
Love it ! Thanks Harry
Looks like a very fun old school type supercar
Rather have a lamborghini huracan tecnica with its
N/A V10
I think it being "old school" is why EVO voted it car of the year. Finally an F40 substitute....
I agree that sums it up. Not sure I'd spend the money on one but I'll tip my hat to anyone actually driving it out in the wild.
I really enjoy these honest reviews. One can remain calm and not long for owning a car like that.
Impressive car, could be dicey in unfavourable conditions. Great review Harry, love your content and commentary.
You’re a brave man, Harry. It looked like a proper handful in those conditions. I think “interesting” is certainly the phrase. I’d have your Lotus every day. £240k is a bit daft too 🤔
14:50..... WHAT WAS THAT? Harry dosen't flinch, just a clam explanation.🙂
I agree! The Lotus, hands down. This car is just silly.
I also happen to agree. I’d take the Lotus and have the change for fuel, amazing destinations and fun.
Me too. I think that new lotus looks fabulous and for the money, would have it everyday over this.
Love this, every time I hear it definitely shared engine with the Alfa QF. Sounds so similar.
I love the look of the engine on this. Lovely jacket!
Great video, as always. Thank you.
Love the channel, love your reviews Harry. Got to say out of all the new breed of super cars like the Ferrari, Maserati and McLaren with carbon fibre everything and electric motors, can’t help thinking still much prefer the Testarossa. Manual gearbox and three pedals, plus all the usable space. Looking forward to a few bike vids. 👍
Very good choice. 512 TR and Exige S3 410 Owner !
Indeed I also prefer pedals to paddles and analog to digital!
Thanks for this incredible Maserati video, Harry!
Harry your videos are the most informative and entertaining your videos make my day everytime I could not figure out how time flies while watching thanks a lot keep it up I hope for you the best please book the new rolls royce electric
Interesting review Harry. I have an MC20 and I agree the fuel gauge is frustrating. My own real world experience is I reckon the software gets it wrong in its estimation, that said it’s not a large tank. I’ve never had problems bottoming out at all. I can’t comment on the cold wet greasy conditions you had to deal with but in the dry I have no problem getting the power down. I actually think the tech is pretty good and modern. As you noted the doors open wider than you think and I’m glad I don’t have carbon fibre sills for the reason you noted. I have to use a small blower battery blower to clear the mess after a decent run. There’s no peer on looks, and if you’re older than 40 (let’s face most buyers are at this price) you don’t look like a peacock trying to show off. Think EVO’s MC20 must have eaten some pasta the day it was weighed 😅
I agree with your post. I'm also an owner and I've not had problems with bottoming out (except for large speed bumps) or putting the traction down. Like most supercar owners- I got my car PPF's before I picked it up, so the dirt that's kicked up through the door aero is less of an issue. The roads that Harry was testing on were more suited for an SUV than a supercar. And the cold, wet weather wasn't exactly a great day for testing. I hope that Harry gives it another chance under better conditions. I love mine regardless.
Going down even a lightly rutted gravel driveway in that must be absolutely heart-stopping. So, entirely a supercar.
No matter what Harry video I watch i'll never forget how excited WATCHING him take the Zonda out was
Some great points, thanks Harry.
Beautiful car. Prefare this to the others . It looks and sounds stunning.
Didn’t get what made this ECOTY this year. Still none the wiser tbh. Don’t get it as a overall winner.
Keep up the good work, always enjoy your videos and honest opinions .
Great review of the Maserati MC20 - just a gorgeous car! Thank you for sharing!
Totally agree with the looks , it looks stunning
Design wise - it looks like a modern Noble M600 to me. Not a bad thing.
I would take this over 296, looks fantastic
Enjoyed the video Harry. Loved the look of the car in that colour, especially from the back. The back lights are almost identical to the Alpine A110's I noticed. I was wondering what you made of the interior styling as it looked a bit lacking in inspiration to me, though perhaps it has a better impact in the flesh
Hello from the U.S. Love your videos !
A proper supercar, a rolling work of art. And as much use as a chocolate fireguard in the real world. Good vid Harry.
Harry what tyres was this on. ? It looked like all season/ winters. I think it will be a whole different experience in the dry and warm. Meanwhile a beautiful looking car…
Great honest review.
Great review and awesome Maserati. I love it👌
I don't suppose the winter tyres and wet roads helped with putting the power down. I'm surprised you didn't mention that it was on winters as it would've been a factor. Lovely thing though!
Was it indeed on winter tyres? I was thinking/assuming with her being on summer tyres the lack of traction came as no surprise...
Then again not much harder to break traction on winter tyres.
I remember watching a review by Steve Sutcliffe who seemed to absolutely love the MC20, so it is interesting to have a different point of view here. I really don't understand why they used such a small fuel tank - perhaps to disguise some weight? But then a carbon tubbed V6 you wouldn't expect to be heavy. Harry definitely has a point with the hybrid cars though and the need to replace the battery - it is a real consideration. I understand that LaFerrari owners are now looking at having to pay out $200,000 to replace their cars' battery and there's a waiting period of over a year - the car can't be used without the battery either. Perhaps the Artura and the 296 won't have such an expensive battery, but battery degradation will be a factor, and you can bet that it won't be all that cheap to replace... The MC20 is a gorgeous looking car, albeit not a perfect car.
Very very nice...needs a nice warm dry day out in scotland
Great review as always. The infotainment screen looks rather similar as that in my wife's Fiat 500 E La Prima.
It's a beautiful supercar, but do you not think the interior looks kind of cheap/dull for a car of that price?
@harrysgarage surely worth a mention that it's on winter tyres? That makes a hell of a difference to any car.
Great video as ever
Hmm, a car you can't get out of, get in, petrol can handy, carried more muck than a farmers wellies, bottoms out easily, and hates speed bumps. A perfect supercar.
😂😂😂
Interesting! Beautiful car, but a few issues and not great on those roads, in that weather - and a different take to the Evo review I watched last week. Thanks Harry.
Interesting indeed - and thanks for referring to the Evo review I just read. Very different takes indeed - frankly from this review I would mark the MC20 as a "fail", to be honest, and Im a Maserati fan and owner. I cant figure why Evo enthused so much over something so heavy, lacking steering feel, with spikey turbo delivery and badly impractical with the doors, undertray and limited storage and range.
@@jonathangillbanks4378 yes definitely very strange compared to the Evo review. The limited range would be a big drawback and this wasn't even mentioned by Evo !? As a competitor my 991.2 Turbo S managed over 400 miles on a tankful back from the Scottish borders to London.
Brilliant lovely jumper too☺️
Interior wouldn't look out of place in a Volvo, not much Italian flare going on. Always enjoy seeing Harry hustle a car in 'interesting' conditions.
Looks stunning, but alas I would miss the sound of a V8 like my GranTurismo
So, basically you can only ever park it where no-one can park on the driver's side, otherwise you might not be getting back in!
Great video, I love it, just looks right.
You know Harry means business when he dons a matching Maserati jumper and blanks out the speedometer! Nice work Harry.
Maserati are on a winner here... great car.
It would be interesting to see how it goes in more clement conditions, but it won't get its power down as well as the 911 turbo - arguably a more direct rival.
Nice jumper!
love the matching sweatshirt Harry 🙂
Getting a lot of quadrifoglio vibes from this car, all the carbon, undertray wind design,steering wheel design and of course the TT V6
Finally A beautiful looking super car About time !
Great review Harry. Shame the conditions weren’t better for you, looks like that was when we had that cold snap. GR86 next please.
Lovely video 📹
Beautiful car
Excellent video, as always. This or three Emiras? The carbon sideskirts on the MC20 look too much like aftermarket running boards to my eye.
Evo’s car of the year :)
Great video. Harry please review the new Lexus LC500. Such an overlooked car with not many real in depth reviews
Beautiful looking car.
I was re-reading the EVO car of the year earlier today and was thinking oh I hope Harry reviews the Maserati because he'll weigh it and talk about the weight issue. And then was pleasantly surprised when I loaded up youtube tonight! I'm puzzled though after reading Maserarti's response saying that they had to build in extra strength to the monocoque because of the extra weight of the all electric version. But that doesn't seem right to me if its carbon fibre its just more layers in different directions to add strength it doesn't add 200kg of weight. And how come Mclaren can manage to do it? Something just doesn't ring true to me. I suppose we will never know until someone prangs one and then rebuilds it, Mat Armstrong I'm talking to you! Anyone in the industry have an ideas?
The first car to truly turn my head for many years..
Thanks for bringing us the review of a car that few of us will see Harry.
Very pretty car, but I'm not sure this has much relevance in the real world today other than for those that can use this on track or in a very limited subset of places.
Reminds me of some of those 1970s more extreme versions of supercars where little focus was placed in driving on real streets, parking.. but they were beautiful and magnificent.
I'd take something like the Lotus Evora over this ever single time.
I think Maserati, with the heritage of a vintage timepiece on the dash, have prepared all of us…..for RANGE anxiety 😂
Thanks Harry i wish they had made it handle like it looks 😊
This one is a step too far for me. Last weekend I spent 7 hours ripping about in a 1992 911 964 Targa. With 247 bhp max and the most fun I've had in years. It's valued about £70-75k and is increasing in value monthly.
I've been a car lover all my child and adult days, since the late 70,s but have never been less enamored with sports cars than in recent years
I'll put it down to age
Great stuff ! It does sound like the giulia q
I love it. It's gorgeous and it has modern elements but it's got that old school highly boosted raw engine output to it.
Would have loved to see Harry using this car to its full potential on dry roads. And I wish Maserati had made the engine sound more like the V8 Granturismo unit. A Maserati really needs to have that glorious symphonic sound.
The engine sounds really good. Hard to capture in recording.
@@JohnFromAccounting - yes, I know it’s better than it seems in recordings and not at all bad for a V6. But is it a match for that V8? I haven’t yet heard an MC20 in real life but I’ve read that it’s not close to the Granturismo for audible drama.
@@RichardHartley65 a friend of mine owns a GranTourismo Stradale since new.
While I wouldn't like to own the car from a performance/GT standpoint (not worth due to the running costs, from my pov you get better for the money)... But the engine sound. My god. It is glorious indeed.
Everytime I hear it fire up from cold I wonder how it passed the regulations on noiselevels
have you heard it in real life? everyone. And i mean everyone. Jethro, Harry and all the folk from evo and frankel all said it sounded like a group b car when youre inside it and not that loud outside? Isnt that a good thing? Getting all the sound you want without disturbing others, but not pumping in stereo noise like bmw
@@Voodoo_One - I have a GT myself, albeit not a Stradale, so I’m biased. 😊
Great viewing. It make the Emira look amazing value. Granted, the lotus isn’t quite the super car experience but it’s pretty darn close.
I agree, this review just makes the Emira real stand out in value and usability
The Emira is looking to become one of the best bang for buck ones in a long long time. If Harry is chuffed to bits, we'll who am I to disagree😁
I know the Ferrari and Maserati etc are in another class, but still in smiles per miles the Lotus seems to hit the spot.
Totally. For its sheer mass, the MC20 is far too overpriced IMHO.
How do you know?
@@peppemberton9948 I watched Harry’s reviews.