In the world, there is probably no better place than Sicily to experience a great tourism experience by getting behind the wheel of an open sports car.
Every corner of this island speaks of motorsport feats, of champions capable of dominating powerful racing cars on roads certainly not designed for competitions and above all of large cars, starting with those that were protagonists from 1906 onwards in the Targa Florio (won 4 times by Maserati) and from 1912 of the Giro di Sicilia.
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Maserati MC20 Cielo
But after every curve, or when you pass one of the many bumps that remove visibility, it is easy - indeed very easy - to come across breathtaking landscapes, monuments from every era and views that are worth every time a moment of 'escape' from the vehicle. mechanical towards nature.
Thus, it happened during the test of the new spyder Maserati MC20 Cielo (a unique car of its kind, which takes the driving experience to a holistic and immersive level), you end up taking your foot off the accelerator, making it almost ' the voice of the powerful 630 Hp twin-turbo V6 Neptune will disappear and experience that indispensable phase of great tourism which is represented by contemplative stops.
However, with the MC20 Cielo - in which performance and comfort, which are the two souls of Maserati, coexist perfectly - we go further.
Because the perfect design of the open body, together with the architecture and geometry of the carbon monocoque, guarantees the rider and passenger an ideal immersion in the external environment, without the hassles (aerodynamic or deriving from vibrations) that are typical of almost all sports spiders.
The raids on provincial and national roads that alternate moments of modernity with evident signs of abandonment thus become 'en plein air' experiences that enhance the performance of the super-sports MC20 Cielo, with the sound of the engine pleasantly invading the passenger compartment and the wind that mixes with the unexpected heat of the Sicilian October sun.
But there is more because the Maserati MC20 Cielo - when names such as Noto or Modica appear on the navigator's display - allows you to discover the pleasure of a rare olfactory tourism, through the perception of the scents that come from pastry shops or where chocolate is processed. .
When you don't want - or can't - travel in contact with sun and air, MC20 Cielo offers the electric retractable system for glass roofs, which adds the ability to be transparent through PDLC technology (Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal). or opaque in an instant.
We thus move from a closed and opaque roof to the 'sky feeling' with a transparent roof and finally to what Maserati correctly defines as a 'multisensory experience' with the roof open, an operation that takes only 12 seconds.
MC20 Cielo - which weighs just 65 kg more than the coupe - also adds numerous active safety systems, like no other manufacturer has ever done in this segment.
In addition to the parking sensors, the rear camera and the blind spot monitoring already present on the MC20 from MY22, the autonomous emergency brake, the traffic sign information and the Surround View 360 ° system are introduced on the spyder to support, through 4 additional cameras, parking maneuvers.
All this to ensure a relaxing 'usability' of a car (often forgotten) that provides 630 Hp, can accelerate from 0 to 100 in 2.9 seconds and run, where there are no limits, up to over 320 km / h.
Just like on the outside, where Maserati MC20 Cielo transmits unique emotions with an elegant and sporty line at the same time, the ability to interact with the driver (typical of the Trident cars) is declined in the interiors with the perfect cocktail between racing soul and refined functionality. .
Everything is very rational, almost minimalist, with two 10-inch screens, one for the cockpit, the other called Maserati Touch Control Plus in a central position, slightly inclined towards the driver.
In the MC20 Cielo, as well as in the MY23 version of the coupé, the steering wheel is standard in Alcantara and carbon with the blue engine start button.
Among the novelties of the model year from which the Cielo benefits from, the driving mode selector located in the center of the tunnel becomes digital and touch.
Five calibrations: Wet, Gt, Sport,
Racing and ESC Off. With a swipe movement on the drive mode display, you can switch to the suspension adjustment.
If you drive in GT and Sport the suspensions can be Soft and Mid while with the Corsa drive mode the modes are only Mid and Hard.