Maserati Merak SS is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body styled by Giugiaro with a mid located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that develops 208 bhp (211 PS/155 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 255 N·m (188 lb·ft/26 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1400 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2600 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1454 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4335 mm | 170.7 inches | |
| Width | 1768 mm | 69.6 inches | |
| Height | 1149 mm | 45.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2965 cc (180.935 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.6 × 75 mm
3.61 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
211 PS (208 bhp) (155 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
255 Nm (188 ft·lb) (26 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.2 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1080.8 kPa (156.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.17 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 | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.03 kg/kW 15.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3215 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.37 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25399 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Maserati Merak SS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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