India, Sept. 10 -- 1,500kg of kerb weight, 3.0-litre turbocharged V6, 0 - 100km/h in 2.9 seconds, and a top speed of 325km/h. These are the highlights of the new Maserati MC20.

Maserati has officially taken the wraps off its highly specialised MC20 supercar, which is designed with the sole intention of serving as a high-performance driver's car both on the road and the track.

Based on a new carbon fibre chassis, the body of the car was designed in-house by Maserati at its Centro Stile facility in Turin. It was further fine-tuned at the Dallara Wind Tunnel. Conceptually, the MC20 is designed in two parts, The top portion of the body is designed with a focus on style, while the lower portion of the car is designed with a focus on technicali...