Maserati MC20

Only 8 of the 600 cars in this catalogue combine a V6 with a mid engine, rear wheel drive layout. That is an unusually deliberate path, because it gives up the larger engine configurations many supercars pursue in favour of a more selective engineering recipe. The reward is clear enough in the figures. With 621 bhp and 730 Nm from a 3.0 litre twin turbocharged V6, the Maserati MC20 reaches 100 km/h in 3 seconds, a time quicker than 488 of the other cars here, while continuing to a 320 km/h top speed.

That choice carries a cost as well. A V6 still sits outside the expectation many buyers bring to this corner of the market, and only 51 of the 600 catalogue cars use one at all. Narrow the field to a twin turbocharged V6 and there are just 23. Narrow it again to that engine paired with a mid engine, rear wheel drive layout and the MC20 belongs to a group of only 8. Rather than chasing the familiar formula, it commits to a combination that is genuinely uncommon within this collection, then backs it with performance that comfortably belongs in the upper reaches of the catalogue.

The broader rankings reinforce the point. Power sits 170th of 600, placing it inside the top 28 percent, while top speed ranks 165th. Those numbers show consistency rather than a single headline statistic. Even its used value, around £175,000, positions it as more expensive than 399 cars in the catalogue without reaching the very highest tier. At roughly £282 per bhp, the relationship between price and output remains part of the story rather than the whole story.

There is context beyond the car itself. Maserati has 13 entries in this catalogue, and the company has represented Italy since its foundation in 1914. The MC20 is also one of 118 Italian cars here, yet its particular engine and drivetrain combination separates it from the wider national contingent as much as it does from the catalogue as a whole.

The MC20 never claims the absolute extremes. It is not the fastest, the most powerful or the most expensive machine available here. Instead it occupies a carefully judged position between those limits, where unusual engineering choices meet performance that comfortably outruns most of the field. In a dream garage, that balance fills a space the catalogue's more predictable supercars leave empty.