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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Straight 6
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
light alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
2,991 cc / 182.5 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
84.0 mm (3.3 in) / 90.0 mm (3.5 in)
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| Compression |
9.5:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Camshaft |
Gear driven
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| Fuel feed |
3 Weber 42 DCO3 Carburettors
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| Ignition |
Twin Spark |
| Lubrication |
Dry sump |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
260 bhp / 194 kW
@ 6,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
87 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
small-diameter, steel tubular frame |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs over hydraulic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, hydraulic Houdaille shock absorbers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes (fr/r) |
hydraulic drums |
| Gearbox |
ZF 4 speed Manual
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| Clutch |
Dry, multi-plate |
| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
780 kilo / 1,720 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,150 mm (163.4 in) / 1,450 mm (57.1 in) / 980 mm (38.6 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,310 mm (90.9 in) / 1,300 mm (51.2 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
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| Fuel tank |
170 Litre (44.9 Gallon US / 37.4 Gallon Imperial)
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| Wheels |
5 x 16 |
| Tyres (fr/r) |
6 x 16 / 6.5 x 16 |
| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.33 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
290 km/h (180 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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