2024 Maserati MCXtrema

Maserati Centro Stile designs a racer with extreme aerodynamics.

- Frank Markus

Sixty-two Maserati collectors, racetrack-country-club members, and/or wannabe gentleman racers have already flashed their AmEx Black cards, securing every copy of the latest Maserati Corsa track-only model: the 2024 Maserati MC20Xtrema. We covered the concept based loosely on the Maserati MC20 supercar last year, when it was known only by its code name, “Project24,” but the Italian automaker unveiled the finished product at The Quail during Monterey Car Week, where it’s likely those 62 lucky devils were in attendance.

Let’s start with what it’s not: It’s not a GT3, GT4, or IMSA racer. In fact, while it complies with basic FIA safety regulations that pertain to many classes, it’s not built to the specifications of any one particular racing series. Instead, it’s the spiritual successor to the Maserati MC12 Corsa, a run of 12 track-only specials based on the MC12 GT1 racer, which was itself based on corporate cousin Ferrari’s Enzo road car. (A run of 50 roadgoing MC12 Stradale versions were also made, which is where the MC20Xtrema’s 62-car production figure comes from.)