Underneath though, it has a completely new powertrain. The engine is a new unit designed and built by Ferrari at Maranello, a 4244cc V8 unit with four valves per cylinder, variable valve timing on the inlet valves and produces 390 bhp at 7000 rpm, giving the Coupe a top speed of 285 km/h and a 0-100 acceleration time of 4.9 seconds.

The transmission has been relocated to the rear to form a single unit with the differential, optimising the Spyder's weight distribution. It comes with option of conventional six-speed gearbox or an F1-style unit with steering wheel paddles and hydraulic actuators.

The suspension arms are cast in forged aluminium to reduce unsprung weight as far as possible and features anti-dive and anti-squat geometry setup. The brand new Skyhook automatic damping control system, manufacturered Mannesmann-Sachs for Maserati, is an option. The Skyhook electronic damping system uses six acceleration sensors to detect the driving and road surface conditions, and then electronically self-adjusts the dampers to suit the road conditions, responding 10 times faster to inputs than conventional electronic damping systems. The system comes with two setting options, normal or sports.