MC20 Cielo Review
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StuartW
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Andyk
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Agree Stu, when I saw it at Goodwood two years ago it really do drag you in with that oh so pretty styling.
Andyk
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There is a bit of that as well.
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This, definitely. Supercar prices in general, are making decreasingly less sense. But its difficult for Maserati to price these so high when for a long time now, the gen public associate the name with things like the Ghibli and the SUVs.
I know people will shout 'Porsche!' at me here, (and this is I guess what the company is aiming for) but Porsche is still associated by most people, as a sports car maker that also makes SUVs and saloons. Maserati isn't, any more.... sadly.
I can't help but think... if only they'd managed to price it lower, (competing, with say, the Caymen on price) and gone for more volume sales, before moving to a mega price model?
But then I know nothing of the production costs, or margins...
Anyways, I'm sat here still waiting for the MC20s to drop comfortably into the 5 figure asking prices. Which I guess we all are, and here's the problem..
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I’m all for relativity, but at some point, common sense must prevail!
At what point, aka price point, does a car become too expensive!
Personally, even If I was well to do and had paper to flush down the toilet, my north star budget would be £130k.
Such an open ended topic and at the end of the day, its worth whatever one is willing to put down. At it’s most simple, a car is, and always will be, a chassis and four wheels intended for travel in one direction or another.
At what point, aka price point, does a car become too expensive!
Personally, even If I was well to do and had paper to flush down the toilet, my north star budget would be £130k.
Such an open ended topic and at the end of the day, its worth whatever one is willing to put down. At it’s most simple, a car is, and always will be, a chassis and four wheels intended for travel in one direction or another.
Which is very fair, and a lot of money. But it won’t even get you near the top Range Rover these days, which I guess highlights the issue.
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Exactly, stupid money for what you actually ‘get’.
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True I guess! Only really the likes of the so-called dying breed, aka, V12 Ferraris that truly yield this benefit
Yes and no, it's certainly ambitious for Maserati but McLaren, Aston, and Ferrari have really pushed prices up hard. A 296 GTB or 750S will set you back at least $450k now.