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The 2021 Maserati MC20 supercar has been launched overnight, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Italian sports luxury car maker. The two-seated Maserati features a mid-mounted 463kW/730Nm 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 – the first engine to be developed and manufactured by the company in two decades. Previously, engines were built for the brand by Ferrari. Fitted with an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, the 90-degree V6 propels the car from zero to 100km/h in a claimed 2.9 seconds.

The first Ferrari Roma has landed in Australia with the Grand Tourer to be priced from $409,888 plus on-road costs. Ferrari says the Roma is targeted squarely at Porsche 911 and Aston Martin buyers. The Italian manufacturer expects 70 per cent of buyers to be first-time Ferrari customers.

Italian supercar maker Lamborghini has unveiled its new Sian Roadster hybrid supercar, with every example already spoken for. Ticket price for the Roadster has not been disclosed by the Italian marque, however the Sian coupe the Roadster is based on was priced at more than AU$5 million during the limited production run of 63 cars. Far more exclusive, the Roadster will be built in a limited production run of just 19 cars – and Lamborghini says every Sian Roadster has already been sold.

The Lotus Evija – the British marque's first-ever full-electric hypercar and its first all-new model in more than a decade – will not come to Australia in its initial 2020 production run, despite early confirmation of local buyer interest. Following reports from English publication AutoCar that all examples of the Lotus Evija set to be built in 2020 have been spoken for, CarAdvice was able to confirm there are no Australian deliveries included in the tally.

The 2020 McLaren Speedtail is ready for production, having topped 400km/h at the Kennedy Space Centre in its final test. The production-ready 'Hyper-GT' hit 403km/h with Kenny Brack, chief McLaren test driver, behind the wheel. It wasn't a one-and-done effort, either. McLaren says the Speedtail hit its top speed more than 30 times on the space shuttle landing runway in Florida.