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The race-track-ready version of Maserati's twin-turbo V6 supercar will come to Australia, $200,000 dearer than the regular MC20.
The Maserati GT2 Stradale – the track-focused, limited-edition version of the MC20 supercar – has been confirmed for Australia in late 2025, priced from more than three-quarters-of-a-million-dollars drive-away.
At $699,000 plus on-road costs, the GT2 Stradale is the most expensive Maserati coupe ever sold in Australia, but the title of its dearest-ever car remains with the $780,000 MC20 Cielo PrimaSerie convertible.
It costs $208,500 more than the standard Maserati MC20 coupe on which it is based, and will be sold through special customer orders only, on sale now for a late 2025 earliest arrival.
The GT2 Stradale adds more power than its regular sibling, as well as increasing downforce, cutting weight, enlarging the brakes, and making further changes to make it faster around a race track.
"For now it is unclear how many Maserati GT2 Stradale models will be allocated to us," Grant Barling, Maserati Australia and New Zealand general manager, said in a media statement.
"We are doing our best to secure as many as possible. But we expect demand will exceed supply globally, and therefore it will be sold on a first-come, first served basis.
"We will only receive vehicles for customer orders, and we must compete with other markets for our allocation, so customers who want one will need to get in quick."
The MC20's 463kW/730Nm 3.0-litre twin-turbo 'Nettuno' petrol V6 engine has been tuned to 471kW and 720Nm for the GT2, matched with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive.
It quotes a 2.8-second 0-100km/h acceleration time and 324km/h top speed – compared to 2.9sec and 325km/h for the regular MC20.
Maserati says the track edition is 59kg lighter than the MC20 (1365kg dry weight vs 1424kg), most of which comes from 17kg-lighter carbon-ceramic brake discs, 18kg-lighter 20-inch wheels, and 20kg-lighter racing seats.
Weight savings have also been made in the bonnet (1kg), carbon-fibre exterior trim (5kg), cockpit centre console (1.5kg) and interior panels (4.5kg).
The GT2 Stradale's unique rear wing adds 8kg, but can be adjusted in three positions, and produces 170kg of downforce at 280km/h – in addition to a further 110kg from the front splitter.
At the same speeds, an MC20 produces 110kg and 35kg of downforce from its rear and front spoilers respectively.
Other changes include increased engine and brake cooling, revised brake pedal feel, quicker gear shifts with an accompanying shift light, an in-built performance data logger, adjustable traction-control and differential modes, and a specific anti-lock brake setting for race track driving.
The Maserati GT2 Stradale is available to order now, with customer orders placed today slated to see delivery in late 2025, pending any delays.
Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family. Highly Commended - Young Writer of the Year 2024 (Under 30) Rising Star Journalist, 2024 Winner Scoop of The Year - 2024 Winner
