The Maserati Quattroporte S is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car designed by Pininfarina with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.7 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 424 bhp (430 PS/316 kW) at 7000 rpm and 490 N·m (361 lb·ft/50 kgm) at 4750 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1990 kg, the Maserati Quattroporte S can dispense with the 0-100 km/h dash in 5.4 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 24.7 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 280 km/h (174 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 24.0/10.9/15.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 365.0 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 | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3064 mm | 120.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Length | 5097 mm | 200.7 inches | |
| Width | 1895 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1990 kg | 4387 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4691 cc (286.262 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 84.5 mm
3.7 × 3.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 430 PS (424 bhp) (316 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 490 Nm (361 ft·lb) (50 kgm) at 4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.4 kW/litre 91.6 ps/litre 90.4 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
104.46 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1312.6 kPa (190.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 586.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 24.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 216.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 158.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 213.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.29 kg/kW 10.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 24.0/10.9/15.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 24.0/10.9/15.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.2/9.2/6.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 11.8/25.9/18.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 9.8/21.6/15.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 365.0 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 189508 | ||
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| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Maserati Quattroporte S added 2008-10-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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