{"id":891652,"date":"2025-11-17T10:16:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=891652"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:16:25","slug":"ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Stig Ben Collins Pushes Maserati MC20 to Its Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/maserati-mc20-in-depth-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maserati MC20<\/a> marks a decisive return for the brand, positioning it once again among the world\u2019s elite supercar makers and signaling renewed motorsport ambitions. Serving as the \u201chalo car\u201d of a new era, it also introduced Maserati\u2019s updated trident logo. The MC20 fills the gap left since the MC12 ended production in 2005, featuring a mid-engine layout, carbon fiber monocoque, and upward-opening butterfly doors.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the MC12\u2019s Ferrari-derived V-12 is Maserati\u2019s in-house 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6, the Nettuno, with a Formula One-inspired twin pre-chamber injection system. Paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, it produces 621 hp and 538 lb-ft, propelling the 3,307-pound car from 0\u201360 mph in 2.9 seconds and topping out at 202 mph.<\/p>\n<p>In his newest video on YouTube, ex-Stig <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BenCollinsDrives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Collins<\/a> puts the MC20 to its paces, including a full-throttle run on the Top Gear track, showcasing its performance credentials.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Maserati MC20 | Ex-Stig Ben Collins Full Send at Top Gear Track\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Dbl4AD3C5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Maserati MC20 | Ex-Stig Ben Collins Full Send at Top Gear Track\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Dbl4AD3C5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maserati MC20 marks a decisive return for the brand, positioning it once again among the world\u2019s elite supercar makers and signaling renewed motorsport ambitions. Serving as the \u201chalo car\u201d of a new era, it also introduced Maserati\u2019s updated trident logo. The MC20 fills the gap left since the MC12 ended production in 2005, featuring a mid-engine layout, carbon fiber monocoque, and upward-opening butterfly doors. Replacing the MC12\u2019s Ferrari-derived V-12 is Maserati\u2019s in-house 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6, the Nettuno, with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":891654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[323,8907,22642,12919],"tags":[6267,11161],"class_list":["post-891652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maserati","category-pictures-videos","category-sc","category-videos","tag-maserati-mc20","tag-maserati-videos","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ex-Stig Ben Collins Pushes Maserati MC20 to Its Limits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ex-Stig Ben Collins puts the MC20 to its paces, including a full-throttle run on the Top Gear track, showcasing its performance credentials.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ex-Stig Ben Collins Pushes Maserati MC20 to Its Limits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ex-Stig Ben Collins puts the MC20 to its paces, including a full-throttle run on the Top Gear track, showcasing its performance credentials.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-17T10:16:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Maserati-MC20-1024x579.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"579\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark Leofe Capayas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mark Leofe Capayas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mark Leofe Capayas\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b\"},\"headline\":\"Ex-Stig Ben Collins Pushes Maserati MC20 to Its Limits\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-17T10:16:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/\"},\"wordCount\":158,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ex-stig-ben-collins-pushes-maserati-mc20-to-its-limits\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Maserati-MC20.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Maserati MC20\",\"Maserati Media (Videos)\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Maserati\",\"Pictures &amp; 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