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| Engine
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| Configuration |
90º V8
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
aluminium block and head
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| Displacement |
4,478 cc / 273.3 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
93.8 mm (3.7 in) / 81.0 mm (3.2 in)
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| Compression |
9.6:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Camshaft |
Gear driven
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| Fuel feed |
4 Weber 45 IDM Carburettors
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| Ignition |
Twin Spark |
| Lubrication |
Dry sump |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
400 bhp / 298 kW
@ 7,000 rpm
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| Torque |
488 Nm / 360 ft lbs
@ 5,500 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
89 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
multi-tubular steel frame |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs, hydraulic Houdaille shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, hydraulic Houdaille shock absorber, anti-roll bar |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
hydraulic drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
Colotti 5 speed Manual
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| Clutch |
Dry, multi-plate |
| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
790 kilo / 1,742 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,350 mm (171.3 in) / 1,550 mm (61 in) / 1,000 mm (39.4 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,400 mm (94.5 in) / 1,333 mm (52.5 in) / 1,298 mm (51.1 in)
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| Fuel tank |
140 Litre (37 Gallon US / 30.8 Gallon Imperial)
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| Wheels (fr/r) |
5 x 16 / 5.5 x 16 |
| Tyres (fr/r) |
6 x 16 / 7 x 16 |
| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.51 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
320 km/h (199 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Maserati, the Grand Prix and Sports cars, model by model 1926-2003, by Maurizio Tabucchi
- Maserati, a complete history from 1926 to present, by Luigi Orsi and Franco Zagari
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