The Maserati Bora is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed amidships, and a 2 door coupé body designed by Giugiaro.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.9 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 316 bhp (320 PS/236 kW) at 5500 rpm and 481 Nm (355 lbft/49 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1400 kg.
Top claimed speed is 280 km/h, which equates to 174 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1474 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4335 mm | 170.7 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| 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 4930 cc (300.847 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.9 × 89 mm
3.7 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
320 PS (316 bhp) (236 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
481 Nm (355 ft·lb) (49 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.8 kW/litre 65 ps/litre 64.1 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
97.57 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Weber 42 DCNF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1226 kPa (177.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 616.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 228.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 168.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 225.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.94 kg/kW 9.92 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 | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2923 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25058 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | Tipo AM117.49 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Maserati Bora (1979) added 1996-11-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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