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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Giugiaro | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2600 | 102.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1475 | 58.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1470 | 57.9 | |
| Lengte | 4335 | 170.7 | |
| Breedte | 1768 | 69.6 | |
| Hoogte | 1135 | 44.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 130 | 5.1 | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Gewicht | 1350 kg | 2976 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Maserati | ||
| Motor nummer | 114.50.30 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3 litre 2965 cc (180.935 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 91.6 × 75 mm
3.61 × 2.95 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.22 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 12 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) bij 6500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) bij 4500 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 3 Weber 44 DCNF carburettors | ||
| 1144.3 kPa (166 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 4 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 494.17 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 26.5 s | ||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | mid | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 195/70 VR 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 280 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3215 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.73 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.38 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 229757 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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