Maserati is best-known for making luxurious GT sports cars, but the Italian automaker is strongly considering a bare-bones racer for the streets. Maserati unveiled the GranTurismo MC Corse concept at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and a new report indicates that show car could be a preview for a road-going version of the harder-edged Maser.
When Maserati first took the wraps off the GranTurismo MC Corse, it was widely believe that the car would campaign in some FIA sanctioned motorsports event. However, it now appears as though Maserati was targeting the MC Corse at the likes of Ferrari ’s F430 Scuderia and Porsche ’s 911 GT3 RS, according to EVO.
The road-going version of the concept would share the show car’s 450 horsepower 4.7L V8, but its curb weight would likely grow to just over 3,000 pounds, thanks to required safety equipment. But even with the added equipment, the MC Corse would check in several hundred pounds lighter than the standard GranTurismo.
No official word from Maserati on a production version of the GranTurismo MC Corse just yet, but we suspect an announcement could be coming in the next few months.
