The MC20's turned-up sibling is lighter, more powerful, and faster—but something has been lost in translation.

When the 2025 Maserati GT2 Stradale arrives stateside in August it’ll cost $311,995, including the $1,995 destination fee. Maserati will only make 914 (honoring 1914, the year the automaker was founded).

It’s not hard to see why the Maserati GT2 Stradale was created. Back in 2020, Maserati – desperate for a showstopping halo car to spearhead its new generation of models – launched the MC20 and quickly realised it was onto a winner. Ballistically quick, easy on the eye and surprisingly usable, it pretty much had the lot.

Maserati's lovable MC20 spawns a 911 GT3 rival, but does this expensive, road-legal track toy live up to its high-revving engine and head-turning design?