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Maserati MC20’s new 630hp twin-turbocharged V6 – the first engine the company has produced in-house in more than 20 years – will be offered only in the supercar, but technology from it will also appear elsewhere.
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Maserati MC20’s Nettuno V6 engine: key highlights
Named in reference to the Roman god who inspired the Italian firm’s trident logo, the Nettuno is being developed and hand-built at the new Maserati Engine Lab in Modena.
15 February 2021 5:19 pm / 1 comment
The Maserati MC20 is the start of a new era for the Italian carmaker, and one of the hallmarks of the super sports car is its engine, the Nettuno. Designed completely in-house, the Nettuno is the first powerplant to come out of the Maserati Engine Lab, which was newly established within the Viale Ciro Menotti plant in Modena.
Maserati recently gave us and other media outlets a virtual tour of the Nettuno’s birth place, with company chief engineer Matteo Valentini and powertrain facility manager Jonata Azzali on hand to guide us through the technical and production aspects of the new engine.
But tech from 621 horsepower twin-turbocharged V6 will reach more vehicles.
The new Maserati MC20 supercar marks a new chapter in the Italian sports car maker s history. It s the three-tipped spearhead for a new range of vehicles as the brand seeks to revive its fortunes. Maserati is embracing drivetrain electrification, but MC20 s twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 is a hand-built engine taking advantage of Formula 1 technology to avoid electrification. Maserati s chief engineer for high-performance engines, Matteo Valentini, tells Autocar that, The Nettuno is built only for the MC20, so you will see it only on that car. However, he assures the UK publication that the plan is that the technology from it, particularly the twin-combustion system, will be used on many other engines in the future.