Maserati’s rebirth bid starts with a 630hp supercar

Maserati is billing the 630-horsepower (hp) MC20 as the start of a new era, with Fiat Chrysler chief executive officer Mike Manley pledging a steady stream of new models and electrified powertrains in the coming years. (The new sports car of Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer Maserati, the Maserati MC20 is displayed on September 10, 2020 on Piazza Roma in Modena, - AFP)

MODENA: It’s fitting that the Maserati getting a cameo in the latest James Bond film isn’t its new supercar, but a 1990s model careening off a big bump in the road.

Aging product has dogged the luxury division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, leading to a sales collapse and costly writedowns.