The Maserati MCPura is the next instalment of the Italian brand’s supercar, bringing unique styling cues inside and out but no performance enhancements.
And the name is MCPura (or MCPURA, as Maserati formats it), not McPura – this isn’t milk sold at McDonald’s, but rather a ‘pure’ expression of Maserati’s supercar.
It’s due to arrive in Australia during the first quarter (January to March) of 2026.
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The latest permutation of the MC20 is making its debut at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, finished in distinctive Al Aqua Rainbow paint – a blue that changes colour in the sun – with a matte finish on the coupe and a gloss finish for the open-top Cielo.
The MCPura takes design inspiration from the also MC20-based GT2 Stradale, with a similarly aggressive front bumper and an available, oversized rear spoiler.
The revamped lower front fascia features trim finished in either gloss black, hyper dark myron matte, or carbon-fibre.
Maserati says the visual changes give the supercar’s “shark nose” an “even more accentuated appearance”, while other exterior changes include unique badging.
It also says the focus was on offering timeless styling. There are “no obvious aerodynamic appendages”, while the air intakes on the bonnet and side panels “become natural elements that almost vanish when looking at the car from certain angles”.
A new Devil Orange exterior finish also joins the 10-strong colour palette. This was previously featured in the F Tributo special series created in 2022.
The colour pays homage to Maria Teresa De Fillippis, the first woman to qualify for a Formula 1 Grand Prix; she did so in a Maserati 250F, and was nicknamed ‘she-devil’.
Open the butterfly doors and you’ll see the MCPura’s interior has been swathed in Alcantara; the faux-suede material is found on the seats, door panels, dashboard and steering wheel.
The seats are laser-etched in Alcantara Ice and feature iridescent graphics.
Maserati notes Alcantara is “lighter than leather and helps to reduce the car’s weight”; it also claims it’s more resistant to wear and tear and heat and UV exposure, while also being more breathable for occupants during “high-intensity driving”.
There’s a new steering wheel inspired by GT2 racing, featuring a flat top and engine start button. Paddle shifters sit behind it, mounted on the steering column, and these can be finished in dark aluminium or carbon-fibre.
Options for the MCPura coupe include a carbon-fibre steering wheel with gear change indicator LEDs, as previously seen in the GT2 Stradale.
Also carried over from the GT2 Stradale are the “performance pages” for the infotainment system, displaying information on torque management, oil pressure, and other performance data.
This infotainment system continues to comprise a 10.25-inch touchscreen running Android Automotive; a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster sits ahead of the driver.
The Cielo features a retractable electric roof with polymer dispersed liquid crystal glass, which allows you to switch it from opaque to transparent in one second. The roof also has an opening and closing speed of just 12 seconds, and can be opened at speeds of up to 50km/h.
Maserati’s Nettuno twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6, mounted rear midship and featuring a dry sump, produces 469kW of power and 720Nm of torque. That’s the same torque figure as the GT2 Stradale, but power is down 2kW.
Drive is sent through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and Maserati claims a 0-100km/h time of 2.9 seconds.
The MCPura, like the MC20 and its derivatives, is based on a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis giving it an impressively low weight – just 1475kg in coupe guise.
Since its reveal in 2020, Maserati has continued to reveal variants of the MC20 including the open-top MC20 Cielo in 2022, the track-only MCXtrema in 2023, and the GT2 Stradale in 2024.
The MCPura will be produced at Maserati’s plant in Modena, Italy, which will also manufacture the new GranTurismo coupe and GranCabrio convertible from the fourth quarter of 2025, and which currently produces the Nettuno V6 powering these models as well as the Grecale Trofeo mid-size SUV.
