The Mexico is a road car from Maserati, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Vignale-penned 2 door coupé body style.
The Maserati Mexico is one of the AM112 model family from Maserati.
Its 4.1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that produces 256 bhp (260 PS/191 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 363 N·m (268 lb·ft/37 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1500 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 240 km/h (149 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 | Vignale | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2640 mm | 103.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1360 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4760 mm | 187.4 inches | |
| Width | 1730 mm | 68.1 inches | |
| Height | 1349 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | Tipo 107 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4136 cc (252.394 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 85 mm
3.46 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
260 PS (256 bhp) (191 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
363 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
46.2 kW/litre 62.8 ps/litre 61.9 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
87.77 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We 42DCNF carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1102.9 kPa (160 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 517 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 | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.86 kg/kW 13.13 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 | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 650 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 650 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2799 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 35453 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM112 | ||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Maserati Mexico added before December 1995. Last modified 2024-04-30. |
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