Maserati final summer season launched a track-only model of its MC20 supercar within the type of the MCXtrema, however it is not the primary time the automaker has treaded down such a path.

Again in 2006, Maserati took the covers off the MC12 Versione Corse, a track-only model of the V-12-powered MC12 supercar. Simply 12 had been constructed, plus a prototype, and now one in every of them is ready to go below the hammer at an RM Sotheby’s sale on this month in Paris, France.

The automotive is the eighth within the 12-car sequence, and the pre-auction estimate is between 2.8 million euros and three.5 million euros (roughly $3 million and $3.8 million). That is properly above the unique sale value of about 1.2 million euros ($1.3 million).

Whereas the MC12 was intently associated to the Ferrari Enzo, which had its personal FXX monitor model, the Versione Corse was primarily based on Maserati’s MC12 GT1 race automotive that proved fairly profitable in GT competitors, together with successful the 2005 FIA GT Producers Championship, groups’ championships in 2005 and 2006, a drivers’ championship in 2006, and the 24 Hours of Spa race in each 2005 and 2006. The success was what finally persuaded Maserati to construct the Versione Corse.

2007 Maserati MC12 Versione Corse – Photograph credit score: RM Sotheby’s

Energy within the automotive comes from a 6.0-liter V-12 that generates a peak 755 hp. Drive is shipped to the rear wheels by way of a closely revised model of the MC12’s 6-speed automated handbook transmission designed for faster shifts.

With simply 2,535 kilos to inspire, the engine will rocket the automotive from 0-62 mph in 3.8 seconds and to a prime velocity of 202 mph.

A handful of the MC12 Versione Corses have been modified to make them road authorized. That is not the case for this automotive, which was initially delivered to a buyer in Germany. The orange paint end, black Sparco seats, and engine are all authentic gadgets, based on the itemizing.

The RM Sotheby’s public sale is scheduled for Jan. 31. Additionally set to cross the block can be a scale mannequin of the Ferrari FXX Okay Evo, which was utilized by engineers for aerodynamic testing within the wind tunnel.