Maserati MC12 No. 18394 display placard from the 2008 Motor Tren…

domp c .a Nmu {DRIVING FESTIVAL ., "I. Giuour lgmu MASERATI MC12 Make: Maserati Model: MC12 No. 18394 Engine: 6.0L V12 623 horsepower Acceleration: 060 in 3.7 seconds Top Speed: 205 mph The Maserati MC12 is a grand tourer produced by Maserati to allow a racing variant to compete in the FIA GT Championship. The road going car entered production in 2004 with 30 cars produced (ve of which were not for sale). A further 25 were produced in 2005 making a total of 50 cars available for customers, each of which were presold for 5800.000. Maserati designed and built the car on the chassis of the Enzo Ferrari but the nal car is much larger. The MC12 is longer, wider and taller than the Enzo Ferrari, which has faster ac- celeration and a higher top speed. The top speed of the Maserati MC12 is 330 kilometres per hour (205 mph) whereas the top speed of the Enzo Ferrari is 350 kilometres per hour (217.5 mph). The MC12 was developed to signal Maserati's return to racing after 37 years. The road version was produced to homologate the race version. One requirement for participation in the FIA GT is the production of at least 25 road cars. The racing MC12$ were entered into the American Le Mans Series races in 2005 but exceeded the size restrictions and consequently paid weight penalties. Didier Theys, World Class Driving director, drove the MC12 at the Petit Le Mans race in 2006.