The new MC20 Cielo was developed and will be manufactured in Modena, Italy (which also is the home of Ferrari), alongside the coupe, as the two will share most of their parts. That includes the new twin-turbo3.0-literV-6 Nettuno engine developed in-house, which makes 621 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque in the MC20. The differences really are mostly down to the replacement of the coupe's fixed roof with a newly introduced power-folding roof mechanism, which can raise or lower in 12 seconds flat, which the company says is a class leading time.

The Cielo name means "Sky," as in what you'll see when the top is down in the car. The roof itself is actually a pretty fancy bit of kit; the roof panel that disappears when the top is down is also an adjustable "smart glass" window into the cabin when the roof is up. Based on a menu setting from the center screen in the car, owners can adjust the darkness of the window thanks to its Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) technology. Based on the tech, you get the MC20 Cielo in three guises at any given time, either with a solid dark glass roof, a clear glass roof, or no roof.

The MC20 Cielo launch edition is available in a new color, as well, called Acquamarina, and Maserati has also updated the technology suite in the Cielo to now include emergency braking, a 360 surround-view camera, and traffic sign driver information. The available High Premium Sonus faber audio system has also been tuned for the spyder's open cabin.