Maserati Quattroporte is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.9 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1900 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 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 | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2799 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4980 mm | 196.1 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1900 kg | 4189 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
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| 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) |
284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.4 kW/litre 57.6 ps/litre 56.8 bhp/litre 0.93 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 | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We 42 DCNF carbs | ||
| 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 149.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 109.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.1 kg/kW 15.2 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/70 VR 15 XDX | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/70 VR 15 XDX | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2799 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62315 | ||
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| RAC rating | 43.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Maserati Quattroporte added 1998-11-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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