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18.10.2006 THE MASERATI MC VICTORY WILL MADE ITS AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN SYDNEY

Maserati is celebrating its recent successes in FIA GT World Championship – it is the reigning Manufacturers’ Champion, and has already won the 2006 Teams' and Drivers’ Championships. To commemorate last year's achievement Maserati launched a unique version of the GranSport Coupe at the Geneva Motor Show in March: the MC Victory. Now this model is set to make its Australian debut in Sydney at the Australian International Motor Show on 26 October.

The Maserati GranSport MC Victory is equipped with a range of features that link it to the Maserati MC-12 that has taken Maserati back to the top of the podium around the world. The Maserati GranSport MC Victory is strictly limited to a total production run of 180 cars, with just five tagged for sale in Australia and New Zealand. Externally, the Maserati GranSport MC Victory is immediately recognizable thanks to its aerodynamic, blue carbon front and rear spoilers and the Italian flag embedded in the side panels, another feature taken from the MC12. The Maserati GranSport MC Victory is more than just an equipment package. It benefits from technology and designs developed for the Maserati MC12 racing and road cars. The front splitter of the Maserati GranSport MC Victory has been redesigned to guarantee more negative lift at high speeds with the addition of the two lateral aerodynamic profiles and a larger splitter. The Maserati GranSport MC Victory is even more responsive to steering inputs thanks to more direct and precise steering rack as well as greater stability at high speeds, characteristics lifted directly lessons learnt with the Maserati MC12.
 

MASERATI MC VICTORY

The Maserati GranSport MC Victory is strictly limited to a total production run of 180 cars, with just five tagged for sale in Australia and New Zealand. Above: The Maserati MC Victory on its world debut in Geneva.

MASERATI MC VICTORY

The Maserati GranSport MC Victory is equipped with a range of features that link it to the Maserati MC-12 that has taken Maserati back to the top of the podium around the world. Above: The Maserati MC Victory on its world debut in Geneva.


Where the Maserati GranSport MC Victory differs from the MC12 racing car is inside. The GranSport is no stripped, austere racing machine. The carbon trim elements, similar to the exteriors, are made of blue carbon fibre. This is coupled with a selection of leathers and Alcantara trim, used on the upper dashboard, the door panels, in the central part of the racing carbon seats to emphasize the sporty look and on the steering wheel for grip.

“The Maserati victory in the GT Championship was a spectacular return to form for a company whose name is elemental in the history of motorsport,” says Edward Butler, General Manager for Maserati in Australia and New Zealand. “The Maserati GranSport MC Victory celebrates this success as only Maserati can, by making key elements of the motorsport car available for road use. The five people in Australia and New Zealand who own these rare cars will not only be lucky to be able to drive such a fine performance car, they will also, indeed, own a piece of history," concludes Edward Butler. Australian pricing for the new Maserati GranSport MC Victory will be announced at the opening of the Australian International Motor Show on 26 October 2006.
 

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