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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 block and head
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| Displacement |
1,986 cc / 121.2 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
76.5 mm (3 in) / 72.0 mm (2.8 in)
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| Compression |
8.8:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
3 Weber 40 DCO/3 Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
170 bhp / 127 kW
@ 7,500 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
86 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
steel and aluminium body on steel ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs, Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers, anti-roll bar |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, Houdaille hydraulic dampers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
740 kilo / 1,631 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,280 mm (168.5 in) / 1,520 mm (59.8 in) / 1,451 mm (57.1 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,310 mm (90.9 in) / N/A / N/A
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.23 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
235 km/h (146 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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