Maserati 4200 Coupé

Group	2
Engine	90° V8
Displacement	4244cc
Fuel feed and ignition	Bosch Motronic ME7.3.2
Location	Front longitudinal
Transmission	6 speed automated manual, rear mounted longitudinal
Bore and stroke	92 x 80 mm
Compression ratio	11.1:1
Cylinder block	Aluminium alloy, dry sump
Cylinder head	Aluminium alloy, dohc per bank. Four valves per cylinder
Redline rpm	7750
Bhp @ rpm	390 @ 7000
lb ft @ rpm	333 @ 4500
Kerb weight/kg	1690
bhp/ton	231
bhp/litre	92
Chassis	Steel bodyshell
Tyres	235/40 ZR18 front, 265/35 ZR18 rear, Michelin Pilot Sport
Wheels	8J x 18" front. 9.5J x 18" rear, aluminium alloy
Brakes	Brembo ventilated discs, 330mm front, 310mm rear, four pot calipers, Bosch 5.3 four-channel ABS
Steering	Rack and pinion hydraulic assisted
Front suspension	Double wishbones with coil springs and Skyhook active damping
Rear suspension	Double wishbones with coil springs and Skyhook active damping
Cabin	2 door; 4 seat
0-60/secs	4.8
0-100/secs	11.4
Max mph	177
Fuel tank	88 litres
Year	2002-2006
Country	Italy
Price when new	£60,000
Number produced	-

The 4200 is a completely updated version of the Giugiaro styled 3200 GT with only 19% inherited from the older car, it has a new chassis, new gearbox, new engine, just about the only things that look the same are the body panels but they too are different.
 
The 4200 has small styling changes inside and out and a completely new 4.2litre naturally aspirated 90deg V8 engine built by Ferrari to replace the twin turbo charged 3.2litre Maserati V8 from the older car. The new engine is made from aluminium and silicon alloy, is 20kg lighter at only 184kg and also shorter despite the extra litre of displacement, it is freer revving, more powerful and is now dry sumped and features four chain driven overhead camshafts, it would later appear in the Ferrari F430. The engine is mated to a new Maserati longitudinally rear mounted 6 speed manual transmission sitting between the rear wheels for better weight distribution and operated either via a conventional manual gearbox and clutch or with steering wheel mounted paddles and an automated clutch in a system the Italians call Cambiocorsa (or race change), as before an LSD is also present.
 
Suspension is via double wishbones at all four corners with 'Skyhook' adaptive damping, all four corners also feature vented discs and four piston Brembo calipers.
 
Inside, like the 3200 GT, the coupé is a proper four seater capable of holding four adults while the Spyder with it's 220mm shorter wheelbase is a strict two seat with a fully automatic electrically operated hood secured with hydraulics. There is leather on every surface and a good sized boot making the Maserati a true grand tourer with the performance of a sports car.
 
 
"Glorious engine, improved chassis" **** evo Magazine, Issue 055