2023 Maserati MC20 prices rise, key safety technology still optional

The $500,000 2023 Maserati MC20 supercar has come in for a significant price rise and is finally available with key crash-avoidance technology.

However, despite a steep $29,000 price rise – an increase of 6.6 per cent to the new RRP of $467,000 plus on-road costs – Maserati will charge extra for an option pack that includes advanced safety features that are standard on sub-$20,000 hatchbacks and basic $30,000 work utes.

Maserati Australia has announced the updated 2023 Maserati MC20 supercar range will from later this year be available autonomous emergency braking (AEB) – a crash-avoidance technology that is already mandatory in other countries and will be compulsory on new models sold in Australia from March 2025.

Despite a starting price in excess of $500,000 by the time it's on the road, Maserati Australia has chosen to bundle AEB, traffic-sign recognition, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and a 360-degree camera into an optional package for an additional $1299.

All of these features – except the 360-degree camera – are standard on countless sub-$30,000 vehicles, making them unusual safety omissions on such an expensive car.

Autonomous emergency braking will become mandatory for all new cars sold in Australia from March 2025 – leaving time for Maserati's local arm to make the feature standard equipment in the next two years or so.

The 2023 Maserati MC20 range will also usher in a new Cielo convertible body style, with an electrically-retractable glass roof that can tint at the touch of a button. Click here for more details on the new open-top variant.

That model is priced from $528,000 plus on-road costs, representing a $61,000 premium over the standard MC20 coupe – which has been hit with a $29,000 price rise for MY23, taking it to $467,000 plus on-road costs.

New standard features on the coupe and convertible for MY23 include an Alcantara steering wheel with carbon-fibre inserts and a blue starter button, a carbon-fibre engine cover, and a new drive mode selector incorporating a 1.6-inch touchscreen and metallic rotary selector.

Buyers can now choose a new Grigio Incognito grey paint colour, and two new 20-inch alloy wheel designs: one made from carbon fibre, and the other an 'MMXX' gloss black finish with diamond-cut elements.

Model Year 2023 MC20s also gain a "comprehensive maintenance programme for three years", which Maserati says covers "all servicing requirements as outlined in the owners’ documentation." Pricing for this has yet to be confirmed.

No changes have been made to engine performance: power continues to come from a 3.0-litre twin-turbo 'Nettuno' V6 sending 463kW and 730Nm to the rear wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.

Production of the 2023 Maserati MC20 coupe will begin for Australia in November 2022, with the Cielo to follow in January 2023. First deliveries of the open-top variant are expected in mid-2023, pending any delays.

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.