Maserati Quattroporte is a car that has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.2 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 395 bhp (400 PS/295 kW) at 7000 rpm and 451 Nm (333 lbft/46 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
The claimed kerb weight is 1930 kg.
The Maserati Quattroporte is claimed to manage a top speed of 275 km/h or 171 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 27.9/13.6/18.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 443.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3064 mm | 120.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 5052 mm | 198.9 inches | |
| Width | 1895 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1930 kg | 4255 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4244 cc (258.985 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 79.8 mm
3.62 × 3.14 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 400 PS (395 bhp) (295 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 451 Nm (333 ft·lb) (46 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 69.4 kW/litre 94.4 ps/litre 93.1 bhp/litre 1.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.27 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic ME7 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1335.4 kPa (193.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 530.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14 s
@ 101.3 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 275 km/h (171 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 207.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 152.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 204.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.55 kg/kW 10.94 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 27.9/13.6/18.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 27.9/13.6/18.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 3.6/7.4/5.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 10.1/20.8/14.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 8.4/17.3/12.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 443.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | 12.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 316 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 113333 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Maserati Quattroporte added 2003-09-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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