The 5000 GT is a car 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 AM103 model range.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.9 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) at 6200 rpm and 412 N·m (304 lb·ft/42 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1450 kg.
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 | |
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| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4938 cc (301.335 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.5 × 81 mm
3.88 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
412 Nm (304 ft·lb) (42 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.1 kW/litre 70.8 ps/litre 69.9 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.43 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Weber 46 IDM carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1048.5 kPa (152.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.25 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 241.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 177.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 237.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.64 kg/kW 9.41 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 ? | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 322146 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 103.002 | ||
| Model family | AM103 | ||
| RAC rating | 48.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Maserati 5000 GT added 2013-03-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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