You wanna be in Maserati's gang? Then you'd better be a favourite customer if you want to get your paws on the MC12 Corsa.

Based on the MC12 GT1 racer, the Corsa will only be offered to 12 of Maserati's most loyal punters.

In a similar vein to the Ferrari FXX, MC12 Corsa drivers pay one million Euros (£700,000) for the privilege of driving the car.

The MC12 Corsa programme is also similar to its Ferrari cousin, in that the Corsa will be purely for track events organised by Maserati and there will be no road-going version.

Those invited to join the Corsa programme simply turn up, drive their car and enjoy being part of the Maserati racing team. Maserati takes care of the rest, including transporting the car to events, preparing it and servicing it afterwards.

Owners can personalise their cars with the colours they choose, although Maserati is quite keen to promote its 'Victory Blue' colour scheme after winning the 2005 FIA GT Manufacturers' cup.

The GT1 racer has donated much of its running gear to the Corsa, which uses the same 6.0-litre V12 engine.

For the Corsa, the engine has been tuned to produce 755bhp at a screaming 8,000rpm.

The gearbox is a full race version of Maserati's Cambiocorsa sequential manual 'box.

Slick-shod 18in race alloy wheels fill out the wheelarches nicely, while the aerodynamics are identical to the race car's to produce enormous grip in high-speed corners.

Maserati is keeping Mamma Mia about performance figures, but expect the MC12 Corsa to see off the standard MC12's 0-60mph time of 3.7 seconds, while top speed will be determined by the Corsa's gearing for a particular track.

With more than 100bhp more than the standard MC12, less weight and no road-going fripperies, we definitely wanna be in the Corsa's gang.