The Mexico is a motor vehicle from Maserati, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Vignale-penned 2 door coupé body style.
The Mexico forms part of Maserati's AM112/1 model range.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 295.5 bhp (300 PS/220 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 422 N·m (311 lb·ft/43 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
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 | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | 107/2/47 | ||
| 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 (SAE) |
300 PS (295.5 bhp) (220 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
422 Nm (311 ft·lb) (43 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
46.7 kW/litre 63.5 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
89.43 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Weber 42 DCHF 5 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1123.8 kPa (163 psi) | ||
| Maximum 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Pirelli Cinturato HS 210 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli Cinturato HS 210 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 293 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 285 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 599907 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM112/1 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Maserati Mexico Automatic added 2019-07-21. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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