Maserati Karif
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| Manufacturer | Maserati |
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| Production | 1988 - 1992 221 units[1] |
| Body style | Coupe |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | AM 339B28 |
| Engine | 2.8 L V6 at 90° biturbo |
| Transmission | 5-speed Manual 4-speed Automatic[1] |
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) |
| Length | 4,043 mm (159.2 in) |
| Width | 1,714 mm (67.5 in) |
| Height | 1,310 mm (51.6 in) [2] |
| Curb weight | 1,281–1,346 kg (2,820–2,970 lb)[1][3] |
| Related | Maserati Biturbo Spyder |
The Maserati Karif is a luxury coupé produced by Maserati between 1988 and 1992. It was designed to be luxurious but also sporty and agile to allow the driver to "feel like a racing driver again or for the first time".[4] The Karif uses the same shortened chassis as the Zagato-bodied Maserati Spyder model, leading to a somewhat truncated look in the sideview. It was met with mixed reviews as it did not live up to expectations of another Bora.[4][5]
In a reversion to Maserati's earlier naming practices, the car was named after the wind called "Karif" which blows South West across the Gulf of Aden at Berbera, Somalia.[4][6]
The Karif had an engine it shared with the Maserati Biturbo, the AM473, a 2.8 L V6 engine with 3 valves per cylinder. It produces 285 brake horsepower (213 kW) at 5500 rpm which can take the car from 0-97 km/h (0-60 mph) in 4.8 seconds and up to a top speed of 255 km/h (158 mph).[2] Other sources claim 248 brake horsepower (185 kW), and 224 bhp (167 kW) for the catalyzed model.[3]. With these lower power outputs, claimed top speeds were 233 and 230 km/h (145 and 143 mph) respectively.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Maserati Road Car Gallery". Maserati Club of Australia. http://www.maserati.org.au/gallery/MASERATI/ROAD_Cars/Karif_spec.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- ^ a b "Maserati Karif". supercars.net. http://www.supercars.net/cars/1120.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- ^ a b Tabucchi, Maurizio (2003). Maserati: The Grand Prix, Sports and GT cars model by model, 1926-2003. Milano: Giorgio Nada Editore s.r.l.. pp. 316–317. ISBN 8879112600.
- ^ a b c "The Karif". Maserati Alfieri. http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri34.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- ^ Bracey Gibbon, Johnathan. "Oddball Greats". Channel 4. http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/176/3. Retrieved 2006-11-12.[dead link]
- ^ "LEAD Glossary:Karif". Frozone. http://frozone.itsc.uah.edu:8080/LEAD_Glossary/k.jsp. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
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