Maserati MCXtrema Coming As Hardcore MC20 Variant

Maserati has filed a trademark application for the name "MCXtrema."CarBuzzdiscovered the trademark filed with theItalian Patent and Trademark Officeand subsequently the European Intellectual Property Office. Unlike many trademark filings that are filed for multiple categories, this seems to be filed under only one, Nice Classification 12, but specifically detailed as "Sports cars; Motor racing cars."

The name itself is a play on the Italian word "Estrema" which translates as Extreme and was recently used for more performance-oriented Alfa Romeo models. In this case, however, it's paired with MC, which is the prefix used on Maserati's mid-engined supercars, of which it currently only produces one: theMaserati MC20.

Based on the filing classification, it could be a new car for a racing series, but considering Maserati has already introduced the Maserati GT2, an MC20-based race car that willcompete globally next year, it may also be the name of a more hardcore customer supercar.

Our educated guess tells us this will be a road car. The name suggests it will be the most extreme MC20 money can buy, but will it be powered by combustion, electricity, or a combination of both?

Maserati'sNettuno V6already produces 621 horsepower and 538 lb-ft, and we're sure the Italian brand held back a little for the inevitable facelift or a more hardcore model like the MCXtrema. Mansory has already proved that it's possible to get 710 hp out of the enginewith minor tweaks.

The MCXtrema could use aero upgrades derived from the race car but with an uncorked engine, kind of like a Porsche 911 GT2 RS. In this same vein of thought, it might not even be road legal but perhaps be a track-only model not homologated for sanctioned racing series; because rich people love toys no one else can have.