Maserati Mexico

Maserati
Mexico
Production period:	1967-1973
Class :	Sports car
Body versions :	Coupe
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.2-4.7 liters (191-213 kW)
Length:	4760 mm
Width:	1730 mm
Height:	1350 mm
Wheelbase :	2640 mm
Empty weight :	1450 kg
successor	Indy

The Maserati Mexico was a luxury- class Gran Turismo built by the Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati from 1966 to 1973 .

Model history

At the 1966 Paris Salon, Maserati presented the Mexico (internal Tipo 112), a four-seater luxury-class GT coupé with a notchback and eight-cylinder V engine .

The Mexico was based on a Bertone prototype from 1965, but the production version was given a body by Vignale based on a design by Michelotti . She sat on a tubular frame. The chassis resembled that of other Maseratis of the time: individually suspended wheels at the front, a rigid axle on leaf springs at the rear and disc brakes on all wheels.

The Mexico was initially powered exclusively by a 4.7-liter V8, which came with four Weber carburettors to 290 hp (213 kW). From 1969 the smaller 4.2-liter V8 from the first Maserati Quattroporte with 260 hp (191 kW) was available as an alternative . At the customer's request, one vehicle was equipped with the 4.9-liter engine from the Maserati Ghibli and another with the 3.7-liter six-cylinder in-line engine from the Maserati Mistral .

482 copies were produced by 1973.

swell

• Cancellieri, Gianni, et al. (Ed.): Maserati. Catalog raisonné 1926–2003 . Automobilia, Milan 2003. ISBN 88-7960-151-2

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