The Maserati Merak SS is a 2 door coupé-bodied car designed by Giugiaro with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Maserati Merak SS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2600 | 102.4 | |
| Voies AV | 1475 | 58.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1470 | 57.9 | |
| Longueur | 4335 | 170.7 | |
| Largeur | 1768 | 69.6 | |
| Hauteur | 1135 | 44.7 | |
| Garde au sol | 130 | 5.1 | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1350 kg | 2976 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Maserati | ||
| Type moteur | 114.50.30 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3 litre 2965 cc (180.935 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 91.6 × 75 mm
3.61 × 2.95 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.22 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) à 4500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
54.6 kW/litre 74.2 ps/litre 73.2 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
91.06 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | 3 Weber 44 DCNF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1144.3 kPa (166 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 4 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 494.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 26.5 s | ||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.34 kg/kW 13.94 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 195/70 VR 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 280 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3215 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.73 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.38 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229757 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 31.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Maserati Merak SS added 2011-01-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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