The Khamsin is a rear wheel drive Bertone designed coupé road car with a front positioned engine, sold by Maserati.
The Maserati Khamsin is one of the AM120 range of cars from Maserati.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 316 bhp (320 PS/236 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 480 N·m (354 lb·ft/48.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1640 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 209 km/h which is 130 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4400 mm | 173.2 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1640 kg | 3616 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | 115/49 | ||
| 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) |
480 Nm (354 ft·lb) (48.9 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) |
97.36 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Weber 42 DCNF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1223.5 kPa (177.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 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) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.8 s
@ 94 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 27.9 s
@ 188 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 195.36 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 143.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 192.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.96 kg/kW 11.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin XWX 215/70 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin XWX 215/70 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 261 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2803 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 56848 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM120 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Maserati Khamsin Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-07-21. |
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