The car was released in mid-2006, "in response to the customer demand to own the MC12 racing car and fueled by the growth in track days, where owners can drive their cars at high speeds in the safety of a race track", as stated by Edward Butler, General Manager for Maserati in Australia and New Zealand.
O coche foi presentado a mediados de 2006, "en resposta á demanda dos clientes para posuír o coche de carreiras MC12 e alimentado polo crecemento en días de circuíto, onde os propietarios poden pilotar os seus coches a altas velocidades na seguridade dunha pista de carreiras", como di Edward Butler, Director Xeral de Maserati en Australia e Nova Zelandia.