The Glamorous Maserati MC20 Finally Makes its Public DebutThe Glamorous Maserati MC20 Finally Makes its Public Debut

Maserati's MC20 super sports car attended two coming-out parties. It was a hit at both of them.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

September 2, 2021

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The exotic Maserati MC20 super sports car had the misfortune of being born during a global pandemic, but the debutante has finally had opportunities to meet its adoring public at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Goodwood, England, and at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, in Carmel, California.

The Goodwood event not only provided fans the opportunity to see the MC20 in the metal but to also see and hear it run on the 1.2-mile driveway of Goodwood House, an estate belonging to event host Charles Gordon-Lennox, the 11th Duke of Richmond.

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is a static display event, but it lets visitors get up close and personal with the cars on exhibit. The event has been held since 1950, with the world's finest collector cars gathered on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Maserati showed the decidedly non-antique MC20 on the nearby Concept Lawn.

 

About the Author

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

A member of the North American Car, Truck, and Utility of the Year jury, Dan also contributes car reviews to Popular Science magazine, serves on the International Engine of the Year jury, and has judged the collegiate Formula SAE competition.

Dan is a winner of the International Motor Press Association's Ken Purdy Award for automotive writing, as well as the National Motorsports Press Association's award for magazine writing and the Washington Automotive Press Association's Golden Quill award.

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He has held a Sports Car Club of America racing license since 1991, is an SCCA National race winner, two-time SCCA Runoffs competitor in Formula F, and an Old Dominion Region Driver of the Year award winner. Co-drove a Ford Focus 1.0-liter EcoBoost to 16 Federation Internationale de l’Automobile-accredited world speed records over distances from just under 1km to over 4,104km at the CERAM test circuit in Mortefontaine, France.

He was also a longtime contributor to the Society of Automotive Engineers' Automotive Engineering International magazine.

He specializes in analyzing technical developments, particularly in the areas of motorsports, efficiency, and safety.

He has been published in The New York Times, NBC News, Motor Trend, Popular Mechanics, The Washington Post, Hagerty, AutoTrader.com, Maxim, RaceCar Engineering, AutoWeek, Virginia Living, and others.

Dan has authored books on the Honda S2000 and Dodge Viper sports cars and contributed automotive content to the consumer finance book, Fight For Your Money.

He is a member and past president of the Washington Automotive Press Association and is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers

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