The GranCabrio is a motor vehicle from Maserati, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 434 bhp (440 PS/324 kW) at 7000 rpm and 490 Nm (361 lbft/50 kgm) at 4750 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1980 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 283 km/h (176 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 23.9/10.4/15.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 358.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2942 mm | 115.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 4881 mm | 192.2 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1353 mm | 53.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1980 kg | 4365 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4691 cc (286.262 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 84.5 mm
3.7 × 3.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 440 PS (434 bhp) (324 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 490 Nm (361 ft·lb) (50 kgm) at 4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69 kW/litre 93.8 ps/litre 92.5 bhp/litre 1.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
104.46 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1312.6 kPa (190.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 586.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s
@ 105 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 283 km/h (176 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 222.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 163.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 219.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.12 kg/kW 10.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 23.9/10.4/15.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 23.9/10.4/15.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.2/9.6/6.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 11.8/27.2/18.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.8/22.6/15.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 358.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | 8½J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 245/35 R 20 Y | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 285/35 R 20 Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 202928 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Maserati GranCabrio added 2009-09-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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