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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 |
light alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
3,944 cc / 240.7 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
91.0 mm (3.6 in) / 75.8 mm (3 in)
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| Compression |
9.7:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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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 |
360 bhp / 269 kW
@ 7,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
91 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium panels on steel frame |
| Chassis |
steel tubular frame |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs, Koni telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers, anti-roll-bar |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, twin trailing arms, coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
| Brakes |
discs, all-round |
| Gearbox |
5 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
895 kilo / 1,973 lbs |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,300 mm (90.6 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in) / 1,280 mm (50.4 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.4 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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