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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 |
cast-iron block and head
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| Displacement |
4,788 cc / 292.2 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
84.0 mm (3.3 in) / 108.0 mm (4.3 in)
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| Compression |
5.0:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, SOHC
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| Fuel feed |
Weber 50 DCO Carburettor
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| Aspiration |
Roots-Type Supercharger |
| Power |
320 bhp / 239 kW
@ 5,300 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
67 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
steel boxed-section frame and cross-members |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, torsion bars |
| Rear suspension |
swing axles, semi-elliptic leaf springs, twin Watt-linkages |
| Steering |
worm-and-peg |
| Brakes |
hydraulic drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
750 kilo / 1,654 lbs |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,700 mm (106.3 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in) / 1,370 mm (53.9 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.43 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
280 km/h (174 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
- Motorsport Magazine (January, 1990)
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| Related articles |
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| Useful links |
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