This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style styled by Vignale with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 232 bhp (235 PS/173 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 343 N·m (253 lb·ft/35 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1200 kg.
The Maserati 3500 GTI Convertible is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 235 km/h (146 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Vignale | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 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 (DIN) |
235 PS (232 bhp) (173 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
343 Nm (253 ft·lb) (35 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
49.6 kW/litre 67.5 ps/litre 66.6 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.42 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1236.8 kPa (179.4 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 196.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 193.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.94 kg/kW 11.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185 x 400 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 x 400 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 598730 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Maserati 3500 GTI Convertible added 2019-07-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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