The Kyalami is a rear wheel drive Frua designed coupé road car with a front located engine, from Maserati.
It forms part of Maserati's AM129/49 family of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.9 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1700 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 245 km/h (152 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Frua | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4598 mm | 181 inches | |
| Width | 1848 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
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| 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 | 280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.7 kW/litre 56.8 ps/litre 56 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
79.51 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 999.2 kPa (144.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 121.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.26 kg/kW 13.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 275 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39061 | ||
| Production total | 74 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM129/49 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Maserati Kyalami added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-09. |
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