The Maserati Shamal is a 2 door coupé style motor vehicle with a front located engine driving through 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. It develops 318 bhp (322 PS/237 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 432 N·m (319 lb·ft/44.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual 'box.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1417 kg, the Maserati Shamal covers the 0-100 km/h benchmark in 5.3 seconds and the kilometre from standstill in 24.9 seconds.
Top stated speed is 270 km/h, which equates to 168 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 4102 mm | 161.5 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1417 kg | 3124 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Maserati | ||
| Engine code | V8-Biturbo | ||
| 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) |
322 PS (318 bhp) (237 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
432 Nm (319 ft·lb) (44.1 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
73.7 kW/litre 100.2 ps/litre 98.8 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
134.29 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | We-Ma fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1687.5 kPa (244.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 402.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 IHI turbos | ||
| Intercooler | Air/air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 24.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h (168 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 227.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 167.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 224.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.98 kg/kW 9.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 34947 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Maserati Shamal added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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