The Maserati Mexico is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Vignale.
The Maserati Mexico is one of the AM112 model family from Maserati.
Its 4.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 286 bhp (290 PS/213 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1651 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 256 km/h (159 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) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 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 | 1651 kg | 3640 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 | 4.7 litre 4719 cc (287.971 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 85 mm
3.7 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
290 PS (286 bhp) (213 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.2 kW/litre 61.4 ps/litre 60.6 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
83.28 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Weber 42 DCNF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1046.5 kPa (151.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 589.88 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 | 256 km/h (159 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 175.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 129.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 173.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.74 kg/kW 12.93 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 | 0.9 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39754 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM112 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| 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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