Unveiled mid-August 2023 (just a few days before the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale), the Maserati MCXtrema continues its world tour in the hands of its rare owners. After the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Miamia new example of the "beast" has just been delivered to France. And not to just anyone.
The customer in question is Jacques Sicotte (next to his wife Linda). A Canadian-born nuclear physics engineer, entrepreneur and passionate collector, he now lives in the south of France and owns one of the world's most impressive private automobile collections: over sixty exceptional cars, mostly Italian, including a Maserati MC12, a Giallo Modena yellow Ferrari F50, an Enzo, and several historic Alfa Romeos.
From MC12 to MCXtrema: a logical progression
Maserati organized the handover at its historic factory in Modena, on the famous Viale Ciro Menotti site, cradle of the brand for almost 90 years. For Jacques Sicotte, this delivery is not a simple purchase, but a tribute to the history of the Trident. Already the owner of an MC12, the Franco-Canadian engineer saw the MCXtrema as its worthy heir: a mechanical work of art combining cutting-edge technology, Italian craftsmanship and extreme performance.
Her model, number 77, has been fully customized as part of the MCXlusiva program. The "Corsica" livery, inspired by the MC12 Stradale, combines matt blue and pearl white, enhanced by a huge trident painted on the hood, while the number 77, his lucky number, adorns the doors. Incidentally, this is the atomic number of Iridium. As for the interior, it's all about sobriety and performance: dark blue, optional passenger seat, rearview camera and on-board telemetry.
A Maserati delivered by Andrea Bertolini
The moment was all the more symbolic in that the handover of the keys (in a manner of speaking, since the MCXtrema is not homologated for the road) was performed by Andrea Bertolini, Maserati test driver and four-time GT world champion with the MC12. He personally followed the development of the MCXtrema, from dynamic simulation to track testing.
"It was an unforgettable moment," confides someone close to the collector. "Receiving your car directly from the hands of the driver who wrote part of Maserati history is a unique experience."
740 horsepower for track use only
Produced in a limited edition of 62, the MCXtrema is strictly reserved for track use. It features an extreme version of the Nettuno 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 engine, here increased to 740 hp. Conceived to push back the limits of design and engineering, it symbolizes Maserati's return to a philosophy of pure performance, after a decade more focused on road-going luxury.
Engineering involved hundreds of hours of simulation and virtual analysis to optimize aerodynamics and high-speed stability. The result: a car more radical than the MC12, designed for owners who want the sensations of a racing prototype.
If Jacques Sicotte was keen to add the MCXtrema to his collection, it's because the car embodies everything he loves: beauty, rarity and speed. The Times recently described him as a man who is "happiest when he's going very fast". In addition to his cars, he owns a 12-ton J Craft yacht capable of reaching 42 knots, and regularly takes part in prestigious events such as the Mille Miglia or the Ferrari Cavalcades.
An enthusiast since his childhood in Montreal, Jacques Sicotte has gone from American muscle cars to Italian works of art. "We don't own these cars, we're their custodians for the next generation," he likes to tell his children.
By welcoming the MCXtrema #77 to his garage in the south of France, Jacques Sicotte adds a new stone to an already impressive edifice. His collection, estimated at several tens of millions of euros, becomes one of the few in the world to include the MC12 and its direct descendant.
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