Maserati V8 engine
Series of V8 motor engines
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The Maserati V8 engine family is a series of 90°, four-stroke, naturally-aspirated (later turbocharged), V8 engines, designed, developed and built by Italian manufacturer Maserati for almost 45 consecutive years. A racing variant first appeared in 1939, with the V8RI, and a road-going version was later introduced with the Maserati 5000 GT in 1959, and later ending with the Maserati 3200 GT, in 2002. The engines ranged in displacement from 3.2–6.46 L (195–394 cu in), and production continued until 2002. It was later succeeded by (but not to be confused with) the Ferrari-Maserati engine; a separate engine, completely designed, developed and produced by Ferrari, but used in several Maserati models.[2][3][4][5]
| Maserati V-8 engine | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Maserati |
| Production | 1939, 1959–2002 |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 90° V8 |
| Displacement | 3.2–6.46 L (195.3–394.2 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 80–110 mm (3.1–4.3 in) |
| Piston stroke | 75.8–89 mm (2.98–3.50 in) |
| Valvetrain | 16-valve to 32-valve, DOHC, 2-valves per cylinder to 4-valves per cylinder |
| Compression ratio | 8.5:1-10.6:1 |
| Combustion | |
| Turbocharger | Roots-type supercharger (1939) Naturally aspirated (1959-1990) Twin-turbo (1990-2002) |
| Fuel system | Weber carburetor / Fuel injection |
| Fuel type | Gasoline |
| Cooling system | Water-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 260–580 hp (194–433 kW; 264–588 PS) |
| Torque output | 258–508 lb⋅ft (350–689 N⋅m)[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Ferrari F136 engine |
Applications
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- Maserati V8RI[6][7][8][9][10] (4.8L)
- Maserati 5000 GT[11][12] (4.9L)
- Maserati 450S[13] (4.5L)
- Maserati Tipo 151[14] (4.0, 4.9 or 5.0)
- Maserati Ghibli[15][16][17] (4.7L AM 115 or 4.9L AM 115/49)
- Maserati Bora[18][19] (4.7L AM 107.07 or 4.9L AM 107.16)
- Maserati Quattroporte I[20][21][22][23][24] (4.1L AM 107 or 4.7L AM 107/1)
- Maserati Quattroporte III[25][26][27][28][29] (4.2L AM 107.21 or 4.9L AM 107.23)
- Maserati Indy[30][31][32][33][34] (4.2L AM 107, 4.7L AM 107/1 or 4.9L AM 107/49)
- Maserati Mexico[35][36][37][38] (4.2L AM 107 or 4.7L AM 107/1)
- Maserati Kyalami[39][40][41][42] (4.2L AM 107.21.42 or 4.9L AM 107.23.49)
- Maserati Khamsin[43][44][45] (4.9L AM 115.10.49)
- Maserati Shamal[46][47] (3.2L twin-turbo AM 479)
- Maserati Quattroporte IV (3.2L twin-turbo AM 578)
- Maserati 3200 GT[48][49][50] (3.2L twin-turbo AM 585)