The Maserati GranSport is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
It is powered by a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 395 bhp (400 PS/295 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 451 N·m (333 lb·ft/46 kgm) at 4500 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1680 kg.
Top claimed speed is 290 km/h, or 180 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 28.3/13.0/18.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 435.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1538 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4523 mm | 178.1 inches | |
| Width | 1822 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1680 kg | 3704 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88 litres | 19.4 [23.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4244 cc (258.985 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 79.8 mm
3.62 × 3.14 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 400 PS (395 bhp) (295 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 451 Nm (333 ft·lb) (46 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69.4 kW/litre 94.4 ps/litre 93.1 bhp/litre 1.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.27 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1335.4 kPa (193.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 530.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.3 s
@ 110 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 23 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 238.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.7 kg/kW 9.53 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 28.3/13.0/18.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 28.3/13.0/18.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.5/7.7/5.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 10.0/21.7/15.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 8.3/18.1/12.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 435.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ES.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 118987 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Maserati GranSport added 2004-03-23. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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