The 3500 GT is a motor vehicle from Maserati, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Touring-penned 2 door coupé body style.
It forms part of Maserati's AM101 series.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 324 N·m (239 lb·ft/33 kgm).
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a stated 1350 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 206 km/h, or 128 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Touring | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4700 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3485 cc (212.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 100 mm
3.39 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 324 Nm (239 ft·lb) (33 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 47.1 kW/litre 64 ps/litre 63.1 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.97 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 3 Weber 42 DCDE-8 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1168.3 kPa (169.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 580.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 121.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.23 kg/kW 13.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.TrRA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 306 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 291 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 9229 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM101 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Maserati 3500 GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2024-04-30. |
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