Maserati Quattroporte Evoluzione V8 is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 330 bhp (335 PS/246 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1675 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 265 km/h (165 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 | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1522 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1502 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 4550 mm | 179.1 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1675 kg | 3693 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3217 cc (196.313 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 80 mm
3.15 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
335 PS (330 bhp) (246 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
76.5 kW/litre 104 ps/litre 102.6 bhp/litre 1.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
139.88 Nm/litre
1.69 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Weber-Marelli MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1757.8 kPa (254.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 402.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 IHI turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | 2 Air-Air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 265 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 199.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 146.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 197.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.81 kg/kW 11.37 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76219 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Maserati Quattroporte Evoluzione V8 Automatic added 1998-12-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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