The Maserati Quattroporte is a 4 door sedan/saloon style car designed by Italdesign with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Maserati Quattroporte belongs to the AM330 range of cars from Maserati.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.1 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 266 bhp (270 PS/198 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1780 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 230 km/h or 143 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Italdesign | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4980 mm | 196.1 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| 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 | 107.21.42 | ||
| 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) |
270 PS (266 bhp) (198 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48 kW/litre 65.2 ps/litre 64.3 bhp/litre 1.05 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.78 Nm/litre
1.15 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) | 1191 kPa (172.7 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 | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.97 kg/kW 14.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.0 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.0 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin XDX 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin XDX 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2799 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 39050 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM330 | ||
| RAC rating | 38.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Maserati Quattroporte added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-07-21. |
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