The Tip Of The Trident

Maserati’s first supercar in a generation looks to burst the bubble of its Italian rivals and perhaps take some chequered flags along the way.

- Viju Mathew

FOUNDED JUST MONTHS after the start of World War I in 1914, Maserati has been gamely battling relative latecomers Ferrari (1947) and Lamborghini (1963) for Italian sportsluxury prominence despite several lost decades of mismanagement and financial hardship. And the Bologna-based brand still has plenty of fight. Witness the launch of the 630hp MC20, its first supercar in almost two decades, while the pandemic was in full swing, inauspicious circumstances that actually allowed gearheads more opportunity to obsess.