The Maserati Ghibli SS is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé body designed by Ghia/Giorgetto Giugiaro.
It is part of Maserati's AM115/49 range of cars.
The Maserati Ghibli SS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 481 N·m (355 lb·ft/49 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 1350 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 257 km/h or 160 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ghia/Giorgetto Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4684 mm | 184.4 inches | |
| Width | 1791 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1161 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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) |
335 PS (330 bhp) (246 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) |
49.9 kW/litre 67.9 ps/litre 66.9 bhp/litre 1.1 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 40 DCNL 5 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.4 s
@ 102 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 257 km/h (160 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 247.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 182.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 244.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.49 kg/kW 9.16 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 | 3.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Pirelli 205 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli 205 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 8932 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM115/49 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Maserati Ghibli SS added before December 1995. Last modified 2021-03-15. |
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