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! colspan=2 | '''Maserati Barchetta''' | |||
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! colspan=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | [[Maserati]] | |||
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| aka | |||
| Barchetta Corsa (racing)<br>Barchetta Stradale (road) | |||
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| Production | |||
| 1991 - 1992 | |||
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| Class | |||
| [[Supercar]] / Race car | |||
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| Body Style | |||
| no-door 2-seat [[MR layout|mid-engined]] | |||
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| Length | |||
| 159.4 in | |||
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| Width | |||
| 77.4 in | |||
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| Height | |||
| 36.6 in | |||
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| Wheelbase | |||
| 102.4 in | |||
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| Weight | |||
| 1995.2 lb | |||
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| Transmission | |||
| [[ZF]] 6-speed transaxle, RWD | |||
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| Engine | |||
| 2.0 litre (1996cc 90º V6), 4-ohc, 24-valve, electronic fuel injection, twin water-cooled IHI turbochargers | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; background:#f0f0f0;" | |||
| Power | |||
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| Similar | |||
| [[Maserati 350S]]<br>[[Maserati 450S]]<br>[[Maserati 250F]] | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; background:#f0f0f0;" | |||
| Designer | |||
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The '''Maserati Barchetta''' was a [[MR layout|mid-engined]], no-door 2-seat Le Mans-style supercar, in the spirit of the 350 and 450S, that was designed as a way to inject much needed excitement and enthusiasm for the carmake whose reputation had been badly ruined by years of producing notoriously unreliable products,<ref>cf. e.g. ''Car & Driver'', Dec. 1998 issue (Vol. 44, No.6), page 88</ref> eventually culminating in Maserati's withdrawal from the North American market and whose then-current offerings (the Biturbos, jointly developed with the Chrysler TC) were, more or less, derided as bland and uninspiring. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Maserati Barchetta 1982-1.jpg | |||
Image:Barchetta-image-01.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 27 March 2007
Maserati Barchetta | |
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Maserati | |
aka | Barchetta Corsa (racing) Barchetta Stradale (road) |
Production | 1991 - 1992 |
Class | Supercar / Race car |
Body Style | no-door 2-seat mid-engined |
Length | 159.4 in |
Width | 77.4 in |
Height | 36.6 in |
Wheelbase | 102.4 in |
Weight | 1995.2 lb |
Transmission | ZF 6-speed transaxle, RWD |
Engine | 2.0 litre (1996cc 90º V6), 4-ohc, 24-valve, electronic fuel injection, twin water-cooled IHI turbochargers |
Power | |
Similar | Maserati 350S Maserati 450S Maserati 250F |
Designer |
The Maserati Barchetta was a mid-engined, no-door 2-seat Le Mans-style supercar, in the spirit of the 350 and 450S, that was designed as a way to inject much needed excitement and enthusiasm for the carmake whose reputation had been badly ruined by years of producing notoriously unreliable products,<ref>cf. e.g. Car & Driver, Dec. 1998 issue (Vol. 44, No.6), page 88</ref> eventually culminating in Maserati's withdrawal from the North American market and whose then-current offerings (the Biturbos, jointly developed with the Chrysler TC) were, more or less, derided as bland and uninspiring.
Gallery
References
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