In this case, GT2 doesn’t mean what you think it does. “We were born from racing,” Maserati design boss Klaus Busse says. And indeed, the new Maserati GT2 Stradale has been inspired by the MC20-based race car that won last year’s Fanatec GT2 European Series.

When the 2025 Maserati GT2 Stradale arrives stateside in August it’ll cost $311,995, including the $1,995 destination fee. Maserati will only make 914 (honoring 1914, the year the automaker was founded).

Maserati's lovable MC20 spawns a 911 GT3 rival, but does this expensive, road-legal track toy live up to its high-revving engine and head-turning design?

It’s not hard to see why the Maserati GT2 Stradale was created. Back in 2020, Maserati – desperate for a showstopping halo car to spearhead its new generation of models – launched the MC20 and quickly realised it was onto a winner.