Maserati is suffering. The brand still pops up in plenty of songs, for sure, but that’s more because it rhymes with “party” and less because it’s actually moving product. It’s starting to cause some majorly awkward scenes, with one dealer decimating the price of one Maserati MC20 that hasn’t sold since 2022.
The vehicle in question is on sale at Van Nuys Maserati in Sherman Oaks, California. It’s a 2022 Maserati MC20 coupe, currently listed for just $208,000. Compared to an MSRP of $293,895, that’s a crazy $85,895 discount from the dealership. Don’t get it wrong, either—this is a new vehicle with just delivery mileage on the clock. It comes complete with the factory warranties and everything.
You might think it’s a fluke, but it’s not. It’s far from the only MC20 out there with big money on the hood.
Van Nuys has three more MC20s sitting on the lot. The rest are all 2023 models, all with discounts of over $20,000. The pick of the rest of them is the 2023 MC20 Cielo in Giallo Genio—translated from Italian, that’s a droptop Spyder in yellow. It’ll set you back $270,000.
If you’re not in California, though, there are still plenty of discounted MC20s out there. Maserati of Naperville in Illinois has a $23,196 discount on a 2024 MC20 Cielo, which is nicely finished in black, and a similar price on a silver one too. Aristocrat Motors in Kansas has a red hard top for just $249,950, a full $37,545 off MSRP.
Meanwhile, head over to Maserati of Bergen County in New Jersey, and they’ll be more than happy to cut you a serious deal. You can take $58,697 off a white Cielo droptop, which comes in at just $249,998. Alternatively, you can check out the bargain bin, where there’s a 2023 MC20 in Orange Zest for just $209,998—a discount of $70,197. It’s been sitting around at the dealer for 524 days now—almost one and a half years. According to Cars.com, the dealer had initially hoped to sell it for a $25,000 markup back in July 2023. Best laid plans and all that.
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So what’s going on? Well, for whatever reason, people just aren’t buying Maserati’s pretty little supercar. It’s not short on performance—it offers 621 horsepower from the win-turbocharged Nettuno V6. That’s paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and some seriously good looks. As you can see in this Instagram reel, Matt was impressed when he drove one.
Regardless, quite a few of these cars are just languishing on dealer lots for months or years at a time. It’s truly wild that 2022 models are still on sale on the eve of 2025. That simply shouldn’t happen. This is more what you expect with Maserati’s beleaguered SUVs, not the performance stuff.
It’s an interesting state of affairs, too, given the press at launch. In mid-2021, we were told the entire US allocation for the debut 2022 model year had sold out. If that were truly the case, I’m curious why we’re seeing “new” 2022 models on sale today unless they meant “allocated” instead of truly sold out. Nor would you expect a bevy of 2023 models that can’t seem to find owners.
So, what to do? Well, if you dig weird Italian supercars that your Bumble dates can’t positively identify, go get yourself a discount Maserati MC20. Then let me know later on if you come to regret it.
Image credits: via Cars.com screenshot
Also, not to quibble, but 100 miles is way more than delivery mileage and they were probably all very hard test drive/joyride miles put on during the break-in period.
Normally that might not matter, but this is Maserati we’re talking about.
Joe Walsh will buy one if it does 185.
Nah, I hear he has a limo now, rides in the back
Typical Stellantis turnover time.
No, but seriously this car is kind of odd.
Despite being RWD, using significant carbon fiber in its construction and equipping only a small V6, it manages to weigh 3750 lb. That’s high, but would at least be defensible if the car was suited for grand touring. Instead, it has virtually zero luggage space.
It’s fast, but not as fast as similarly-priced competitors.
It looks great, but the Maserati badge doesn’t seem to carry as much weight as it used to.
I think it deserves better than this, but it is hard to blame buyers for choosing the known commodity at $250K.
I’ve never felt sorry for a car before in the same way I feel sorry for the MC20. Perhaps it is a case of too little too late, or perhaps there isn’t enough 200k supercar market to go around. But it’s a shame that this car, which garnered significant praise from journalists, has been forgotten by its target market. Hopefully Stellantis can weather this storm, because every once in a while, they drop a banger.
Had Maserati made it look like a gently redone Merak it would have been absolutely storming. Or a Ghibli redo. The tedious default :supercar angry eyes, all pulled back approach to the vehicle’s styling is antithetical to the Maserati OG GT MO. Ghibli for me!
I read it this way:
Dealer is selling a car that is a fluke for a price that is not a fluke
Whoever buys this, good luck servicing it, because it will definitely break down 🙂
It’s a bit of shame that no one seems to be interested in these. I think they’re gorgeous, and while the cylinder obsessed will write it off apparently that twin turbo V6 is an interesting and characterful little engine. I legitimately kind of feel bad for Maserati here…they took a lot of shit (deservedly so), then went out and put a ton of work into making a supercar that’s actually quite good, and no one cared. It’s a bummer.
While I certainly don’t have the means to even be welcome in the same room as an MC20 I know we have people that frequent this site who do. I’d encourage them to consider taking a look at one, especially at these prices. There are 911s sitting on dealer lots right now that cost way more than one of these.
And at the end of the day this is the type of crazy shit that we all complain companies don’t make enough of anymore. If we don’t talk with our money there won’t be much left for us in the not so distant future. But anyway…we want justice for the MC20! It deserves so much better than this!
The MC20 is miles better than a 911 Turbo, even tho it costs more. The problem IMHO is the trident badge doesn’t mean much to non-car people, unlike a Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo, and here in the US people see it more like an Alfa or FIAT than a Ferrari, even though it’s the latter’s step-brother.
I wonder how much of that is just depreciation for sitting on the lot for three years?
Beautiful car.
So, tinfoil hat on: people don’t buy the Maser, because there’s no pyramid scheme. People buy Lambos and Ferraris so that they can be on Oligarch Santa’s Nice List for the “special editions.” It’s a conveyer belt of privileged fuckery, just to end up with a car that history may or may not deem to be collectible in 20 years time. Bragging rights exist too, I guess.
Despite my negative attitude at the concept, it’s a relatively successful scheme that helps guarantee that product gets moved while also maintaining a label of exclusiveness.
You really hate people with money, eh? lol
There’s a level at which it’s offensive. Buying each new Ferrari just to get the equivalence of United Silver Premier is a bit much