Maserati Shamal

Maserati
Shamal
Production period:	1989-1995
Class :	Sports car
Body versions :	Coupe
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.2 liters (240 kW)
Length:	4102 mm
Width:	1850 mm
Height:	1300 mm
Wheelbase :	2400 mm
Empty weight :	1417 kg
successor	Maserati 3200 GT

The Maserati Shamal is a sports car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Maserati from autumn 1989 to the end of 1995.

The Shamal, named after an Arabian wind , was based like the Maserati Karif on the platform of the Maserati Biturbo in the version of the Maserati Spyder with a shorter wheelbase of 2400 mm. The Shamal received extensive changes to the body and a V8 engine with twin turbochargers .

Model history

The Shamal was introduced on December 14, 1989, the 75th anniversary of the Maserati founding. Features of the body designed by designer Marcello Gandini were the redesigned front section, derived from the Maserati Biturbo , with twin headlights (one round and one angular pair of headlights) and a deep front apron with integrated fog and auxiliary lights. The roof line and rear were also completely changed; the wide B-pillar was black. A typical Gandini design feature was the asymmetrically designed rear wheel cutouts.

The Shamal was powered by a square V8 engine made of aluminum (bore and stroke 80 mm each), which had an output of 240 kW (326 hp) with two IHI turbochargers and transferred its power to the rear wheels via a Getrag six- speed gearbox. According to the factory, the maximum speed was 270 km / h.

The interior essentially corresponded to the biturbo-based models.

Only 369 examples of the Shamal were made in six years.

swell

• Cancellieri, Gianni, et al. (Ed.): Maserati. Catalog raisonné 1926–2003. Automobilia, Milan 2003. ISBN 88-7960-151-2
• Tabucchi, Maurizio: Maserati. All Grand Prix, Sports and GT vehicles from 1926 until today. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2004. ISBN 3-89880-211-6

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