Maserati Karif

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Karif
Production period: 1988-1990
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Petrol engines :
2.8 liters
(165–210 kW)
Length: 4043 mm
Width: 1712 mm
Height: 1310 mm
Wheelbase : 2400 mm
Empty weight : 1346 kg

The Maserati Karif was a two-seater sports car by the Italian car manufacturer Maserati , which was produced from the beginning of 1988 to the spring of 1992. It came from the Maserati modular system and was part of the biturbo series.

Model history

The Karif was named after an African wind . Maserati combined the short wheelbase and the basic body of the Maserati Biturbo Spyder with a fixed roof structure. The body was designed by Zagato in Milan , in whose workshops the Karif (like the Biturbo Spyder) was built.

The Karif was powered by Maserati's 2.8-liter V6 with two turbochargers . It initially developed 210 kW (286 hp), later 184 kW (250 hp), with a catalytic converter 165 kW (224 hp). The Karif was 255 km / h (catalytic converter version: 230 km / h) and accelerated from 0 to 100 km / h in 5.6 seconds, according to the factory. Later measurements came to a top speed of 237 km / h and an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.7 seconds ( Motor 16 , 1989) and 242 km / h and 6.8 seconds (Auto Motor und Sport). The chassis of the Karif was considered problematic; In view of the testers' opinion, given the very short wheelbase, it quickly reached its limits.

The standard equipment included ZF five-speed gearbox, limited-slip differential, four-wheel disc brakes. The interior was luxurious and included Alcantara / leather upholstery, air conditioning , walnut inlays and a steering wheel rim in elm wood.

The Karif was presented to the public at the 1988 Geneva Motor Show. Maserati owner Alejandro de Tomaso saw the Karif as a “discreet alternative to the Ferrari 308 and the Porsche 911 Turbo”. However, the car could not meet expectations. He remained in the "already chaotic biturbo model series an exotic". Until 1990, depending on the source, only 220, 221 or 222 copies were made. The last vehicles were sold until late summer 1992.

literature

  • Georg Amtmann, Halwart Schrader: Italian sports cars . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01988-4 .
  • Martin Buckley: Maserati. Italian luxury and flair . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2012. ISBN 978-3-86852-633-2 .
  • Gianni Cancellieri et al. (Ed.): Maserati. Catalog raisonné 1926–2003 . Automobilia, Milan 2003. ISBN 88-7960-151-2
  • Hans-Karl Lange: Maserati. The other Italian sports car . Zsolnay, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-552-05102-3 .
  • Maurizio Tabucchi: Maserati. All Grand Prix, Sports and GT vehicles from 1926 until today. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2004. ISBN 38-9880-211-6

Web links

Commons : Maserati Karif  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.supercars.net/blog/1988%e2%86%921993-maserati-karif/
  2. ↑ a b Hans-Karl Lange: Maserati. The other Italian sports car . Zsolnay, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-552-05102-3 , p. 71.
  3. ^ A b c Martin Buckley: Maserati. Italian luxury and flair . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2012. ISBN 978-3-86852-633-2 , p. 142 f.