Maserati Ghibli

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Ghibli is the name of several sports cars by the Italian car manufacturer Maserati , which have been produced in three series since the 1960s. The first two series were two-door. The third series of the Ghibli has been available since 2013. It is a four-door limousine that is located below the Quattroporte . The name of the car is derived from the Ghibli , a hot desert wind in the Sahara .

Models

1966 to 1973: The classic Ghibli

Maserati Ghibli GT (1967)

The first Maserati Ghibli was presented in the fall of 1966. It was a two-seater coupé with a hatchback body designed by Giorgio Giugiaro for Carrozzeria Ghia . A two-seater Spyder was added to the coupé at the end of 1968 , and Pavesi also fitted a Ghibli coupé with a removable targa-style roof . The bodyshells were mainly produced at Vignale . An eight-cylinder engine was used as the drive, the basic concept of which was based on an engine that had made its racing debut in 1956 with the Tipo 450S and had been used in the Quattroporte I since 1964 . The displacement was either 4.7 or 4.9 liters (Ghibli 5000 SS), the engine output was between 310 and 335 hp. The maximum speed specified was 270 km / h.

The Tipo AM115 was produced until the end of 1973. During this time, a total of 1,124 coupes and 125 Spyders were built. Ghibli drivers included Jean-Paul Belmondo , Sammy Davis Junior , Henry Ford II and Peter Sellers .

In retrospect, Giugiaro himself considers the Ghibli GT to be his best creation.

1992 to 1997: The Biturbo Ghibli

Maserati Ghibli 2.0 V6 (1996)

19 years after the end of production of the Tipo AM115, the name Ghibli returned to the Maserati portfolio in spring 1992. The second Ghibli, which emerged in the late phase of the De Tomaso era, was an offshoot of the Maserati Biturbo Coupé, the body structure of which it adopted largely unchanged. It was a two-door notchback coupe with four seats. The body, reminiscent of the other biturbo models, was designed by Marcello Gandini . The chassis of the Ghibli was similar to that of the Maserati Shamal . The car was initially powered exclusively by a six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2.0 liters and two turbochargers. The output was 225 kW (306 PS) or 228 kW (310 PS).

In 1993, a version with a 284 hp 2.8-liter V6 was added for export markets. A manual five-speed gearbox was used; an automatic transmission was optionally available for the larger engine. There were also several sport versions that developed up to 246 kW (334 hp).

The production of the Tipo AM336 ended in the summer of 1997 with the takeover of Maserati by Ferrari. The last models were sold until 1999. A total of 2,183 copies of the second generation Ghibli were produced.

Four-door sedan (since 2013)

Maserati Ghibli (2014)

The third series of the Maserati Ghibli has been available since August 2013, this time being a four-door sedan. It is also the brand’s first model to be available with a diesel engine. The length of the Maserati Ghibli is 4.97 meters with a wheelbase of 2.99 meters. For the 2017 model year, the Maserati Ghibli was revised and the interior has been adapted to the design of the Maserati Levante SUV. The 3.0 liter V6 diesel engine with 202 kW (275 PS) is available in Germany. In Italy the diesel engine has only 183 kW (250 hp). There is also the 3.0 liter V6 petrol engine with 257 kW (350 PS) and 302 kW (410 PS) for Germany.The 2017 model year saw an increase in output of 20 PS to 257 kW (350 PS) as well as new infotainment and numerous optional active ones and passive safety systems.

literature

  • Dean Bachelor, Chris Poole, Graham Robson: The Big Book of Sports Cars . Erlangen 1990.
  • Gianni Cancellieri et al. (Ed.): Maserati. Catalog raisonné 1926-2003 . Automobilia, Milan 2003, ISBN 88-7960-151-2 .
  • Diether Günter: Maserati Ghibli. The hot desert wind from Modena . Representation of the model history of the Tipo AM115. In: Oldtimer Markt , issue 9/1989, p. 6 ff.
  • Hans-Karl Lange: Maserati. The other Italian sports car . Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-552-05102-3
  • Frank Oleski, Hartmut Lehbrink: Series sports cars . Könemann, Cologne 1993. ISBN 3-89508-000-4 .
  • Halwart Schrader, Georg Amtmann: Italian sports cars . Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01988-4 .
  • David Sparrow, Iain Ayre: Maserati Heritage. Osprey Classic Marques . Auckland 1995. ISBN 1-85532-441-5 .
  • Maurizio Tabucchi: Maserati. All Grand Prix, Sports and GT vehicles from 1926 until today . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2004, ISBN 3-89880-211-6 .
  • Bernd Woytal: Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS: Donnerbolzen . In: Bernd Wieland : Italian classic sports cars . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02162-5 .

Web links

Commons : Maserati Ghibli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Long: Maserati. The other Italian sports car. P. 36.
  2. ↑ Quoted from Woytal: Italian sports car classics , p. 119.