The sun is just setting over the peaks that seemingly encircle the village of Bormio. In the centre, the church is doused in a bright blue glow, with animated snowflakes played across its steeple.
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As far as promotional videos for supercars go, Maserati has hit the nail on the head with this one for the new MC20, which is set to hit showrooms around the world before the end of the year.
To show off its winter performance, Maserati took the yellow MC20 Ghiacciodromo Livigno snow and ice driving circuit in Italy where it performed exactly how any rear-drive supercar should.
In official terms, the goal of this test was to evaluate the cold-weather performance of the MC20 s componentry, and the cold and low-grip asphalt surface handling, but that s just PR talk for skids.