The Maserati Biturbo 2.5 Spider is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body designed by Zagato.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) at 5800 rpm and 298 Nm (220 lbft/30.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Maserati Biturbo 2.5 Spider weighs a claimed 1190 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 217 km/h, which is 135 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Zagato | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1443 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 4044 mm | 159.2 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1190 kg | 2624 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2491 cc (152.01 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.6 × 63 mm
3.61 × 2.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.45 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 18 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
57.5 kW/litre 78.1 ps/litre 77.1 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
119.63 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 We carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1503.3 kPa (218 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 IHI turbos | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 27.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.31 kg/kW 13.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38104 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Maserati Biturbo 2.5 Spider added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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