This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Italdesign with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Maserati Quattroporte belongs to the AM330/49 model family from Maserati.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.9 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it produces 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 5 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1969 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 230 km/h (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) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1969 kg | 4341 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 | 107.22.49 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4930 cc (300.847 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.9 × 89 mm
3.7 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.7 kW/litre 56.8 ps/litre 56 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.51 Nm/litre
0.96 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 6 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 999.2 kPa (144.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 616.25 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 142.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.57 kg/kW 15.98 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 | 39083 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | AM330/49 | ||
| RAC rating | 43.7 | ||
| 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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