MC20 Cielo

Make
Maserati
Segment
Compact

Ever since the Maserati MC20 was revealed back in September 2020 (has it really been that long?!), the Italian automaker always made it clear that a convertible version would be in the cards. However, it was only December last year when Maserati finally gave us a preview of the drop-top version. This teaser showed the car covered in a blue-and-white wrap that looked like clouds in the sky. As it turns out, that camouflage design was telling. See, Maserati has now revealed that the MC20 Convertible will go by the name MC20 Cielo, and cielo is Italian for 'sky.' Cute, Maserati. Very cute.

As you may recall from the closed-top MC20, the MC refers to Maserati Corse ('Racing'); 20 refers to the year of release of the car (and "the year that began the brand's new era"). Maserati says that the decision to name the car after the sky "highlights the fact that it is a model devoted to driving pleasure in the great outdoors, while maintaining all the prerogatives of a true super sports car."

Last week, Maserati told us when it will finally be revealed, and it's not too far away: 25 May.

Maserati hasn't given us any indication that the MC20 Cielo's output will deviate from that of the coupe, so we can expect the 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 to develop the same 621 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque. Then again, the fact that the car is coming with a folding hardtop - and therefore more weight - could mean a slight power bump to compensate. We'll know more next week, but if you can't wait until then to see what it'll look like, a simple render will tell you all you need to know. We're happy to see Maserati finding form again, and we can't wait to see it reach new horizons.