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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 |
aluminium alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
2,494 cc / 152.2 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
84.0 mm (3.3 in) / 75.0 mm (3 in)
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| Compression |
12.0:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
3 Weber 45 DCO3 Carburettors
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| Ignition |
Twin Spark |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
270 bhp / 201 kW
@ 8,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
108 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
aluminium body on steel tubular space frame |
| Front suspension |
wishbones, coil springs, Houdaille hydraulic dampers, anti-roll bar |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, transverse leaf spring, Houdaille hydraulic dampers, anti-roll bar |
| Steering |
worm gear |
| Brakes |
hydraulic drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
5 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
630 kilo / 1,389 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,050 mm (159.4 in) / N/A / 950 mm (37.4 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,280 mm (89.8 in) / 1,300 mm (51.2 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.43 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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| Useful links |
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