Maserati Biturbo - Revision history

Argen at 22:08, 27 March 2007

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	! colspan=2 \| '''Maserati Biturbo'''		! colspan=2 \| '''Maserati Biturbo'''

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	The Biturbo was initially a strong seller and brought Italian prestige to a wide audience, with sales of about 40,000 units. However, due to poor quality control, the Biturbo was somewhat unreliable and, while very fast in a straight line, they suffered from dubious handling, particularly in the wet. Sales figures fell in subsequent years, until de Tomaso sold the company out to [[Fiat]].		The Biturbo was initially a strong seller and brought Italian prestige to a wide audience, with sales of about 40,000 units. However, due to poor quality control, the Biturbo was somewhat unreliable and, while very fast in a straight line, they suffered from dubious handling, particularly in the wet. Sales figures fell in subsequent years, until de Tomaso sold the company out to [[Fiat]].

			==Gallery==
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			Image:Maserati_Biturbo.jpg
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	{{Maserati}}		{{Maserati}}

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 The '''Maserati Biturbo''' was a [[sports car]] introduced by [[Maserati]] in 1981. The Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater [[notchback]] [[coupé]] featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V-6 engine with two [[turbocharger]]s (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the [[BMW 3 Series]] cars of the time) and a luxurious interior. Export versions came initially with a 2.5L V6, after 1989 it was enlarged to 2.8 litres, while for Italy several two-litre high-performance versions were produced (to avoid the 38% sales tax imposed at the time on cars displacing more than 2000 cc). The aluminum 90 degree [[SOHC]] V6 engine was roughly based off the 2.0L [[Maserati Merak|Merak]] engine. The carbureted 2.5L engine 185hp and 208 lb-ft of torque in North American spec and slightly more elsewhere. Fuel injection was fitted in 1987 raising power to 187hp. In 1989 the 2.8L engine bumped power to 225hp and 246lb-ft of torque for North America and 250hp for Europe.

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	The '''Maserati Biturbo''' was a [[sports car]] introduced by [[Maserati]] in 1981. The Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater [[notchback]] [[coupé]] featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V-6 engine with two [[turbocharger]]s (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the [[BMW 3 Series]] cars of the time) and a luxurious interior. Export versions came initially with a 2.5L V6, after 1989 it was enlarged to 2.8 litres, while for Italy several two-litre high-performance versions were produced (to avoid the 38% sales tax imposed at the time on cars displacing more than 2000 cc). The aluminum 90 degree [[SOHC]] V6 engine was roughly based off the 2.0L [[Maserati Merak\|Merak]] engine. The carbureted 2.5L engine 185hp and 208 lb-ft of torque in North American spec and slightly more elsewhere. Fuel injection was fitted in 1987 raising power to 187hp. In 1989 the 2.8L engine bumped power to 225hp and 246lb-ft of torque for North America and 250hp for Europe.		The '''Maserati Biturbo''' was a [[sports car]] introduced by [[Maserati]] in 1981. The Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater [[notchback]] [[coupé]] featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V-6 engine with two [[turbocharger]]s (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the [[BMW 3 Series]] cars of the time) and a luxurious interior. Export versions came initially with a 2.5L V6, after 1989 it was enlarged to 2.8 litres, while for Italy several two-litre high-performance versions were produced (to avoid the 38% sales tax imposed at the time on cars displacing more than 2000 cc). The aluminum 90 degree [[SOHC]] V6 engine was roughly based off the 2.0L [[Maserati Merak\|Merak]] engine. The carbureted 2.5L engine 185hp and 208 lb-ft of torque in North American spec and slightly more elsewhere. Fuel injection was fitted in 1987 raising power to 187hp. In 1989 the 2.8L engine bumped power to 225hp and 246lb-ft of torque for North America and 250hp for Europe.

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	==History==		==History==
	When Alessandro de Tomaso acquired [[Maserati]] in 1976, he had ambitious plans for the marque. His plan was to combine the prestige of the Maserati ~~[[aspirational~~ brand~~\|brand]]~~ with a sports car that would be more affordable than the earlier high-priced models that had traditionally made up the Maserati range. In fact, Maserati ceased making [[supercar]]s like the ones developed under [[Citroën]] ownership altogether, like the [[Maserati Bora\|Bora]] and [[Maserati Khamsin\|Khamsin]].		When Alessandro de Tomaso acquired [[Maserati]] in 1976, he had ambitious plans for the marque. His plan was to combine the prestige of the Maserati brand with a sports car that would be more affordable than the earlier high-priced models that had traditionally made up the Maserati range. In fact, Maserati ceased making [[supercar]]s like the ones developed under [[Citroën]] ownership altogether, like the [[Maserati Bora\|Bora]] and [[Maserati Khamsin\|Khamsin]].

	The Biturbo was initially a strong seller and brought Italian prestige to a wide audience, with sales of about 40,000 units. However, due to poor quality control, the Biturbo was somewhat unreliable and, while very fast in a straight line, they suffered from dubious handling, particularly in the wet. Sales figures fell in subsequent years, until de Tomaso sold the company out to [[Fiat]].		The Biturbo was initially a strong seller and brought Italian prestige to a wide audience, with sales of about 40,000 units. However, due to poor quality control, the Biturbo was somewhat unreliable and, while very fast in a straight line, they suffered from dubious handling, particularly in the wet. Sales figures fell in subsequent years, until de Tomaso sold the company out to [[Fiat]].