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3200 Spyder GT & Cambiocorsa

 
 

 
 

 

 
 

Released to the market in September 2001, the Spyder is built around a chassis and an engine designed, conceived and created at the historic Modena factory in Viale Ciro Menotti. 

With a shorter wheelbase and more compact tail, the car sits on 18 inch wheels with a 15 spoke pattern.  The all new 4.2 naturally aspirated V8 weighs in 44.09 lb lighter than the 3200 engine, is dry sumped and has chain driven OH camshafts with 4 valves per cylinder using hydraulic valve adjusters.  The inlet camshafts are equipped with a continuous valve timing control system. As an alternative to the 6-speed manual gear box, the option of an F1-styled gearbox with computer controlled gear change known as 'Cambiocorsa' is available.  Suspension is by double wishbone enhanced by a state of the art automatic suspension control system ('Skyhook') which, utilising sensors monitoring wheel movement, uses the control system to adjust spring dampeners to road conditions.
   

Specifications:
 

Production Period:

 2001 - present
 

Designed By:

 Giorgetti Giugiaro
 

Body Built By:

 Maserati
 

Number Built:

  
 

Dry Weight:

 1620 kg Cambiocorsa
1630kg
 

Top Speed:

 283 kph @ 7500 rpm
 

Engine Type:

 Front, eight cylinders in 90º "V"
 

Bore and Stroke:

 92 x 80 mm
 

Displacement:

 4244 cc
 

Compression:

 11.1:1
 

Engine Output:

 390 bhp @ 7000 rpm
 

Valves & Actuation:

 4 OHV with dual overhead camshafts
 

Carburettion:

 Bosch ME7.3.2 ignition and injection systems
 

Ignition:

 Single electronic
 

Lubrication:

 Forced by delivery pump - Dry sump engine lubrication with pumps and cooling pump in single unit.
 

Drive:

 Rear wheel drive
 

Clutch:

 Dry twin plate 215 mm clutch
 

Gearbox:

 Longitudinal Maserati 6-speed manual rear mounted gear box in transaxle connected by a rigid torque tube. Cambiocorsa has hydraulic operation with electronic management operated by levers behind the steering wheel - there is no clutch pedal.
 

Frame:

 Unit construction with body - stress bearing steel with tubular superstructure integrated in front.
 

Suspension - Front:

 Independent wheels, double wishbone geometry with forged aluminium hub carriers and struts: coil-over springs, pre-set dampers. Optional equipment - aluminium continuous adjustment dampers with proportional solenoids (Skyhook system). Anti-roll bar 
 

Suspension - Rear:

 Independent wheels, double wishbone geometry with forged aluminium hub carriers, coil-over springs, regulator bars to control toe-in, pre-set steel dampers. Optional equipment - aluminium continuous adjustment dampers with proportional solenoids (Skyhook system). Anti-roll bar
 

Brakes:

 Hydraulically operated power assisted four wheel Brembo discs - self-vented. Bosch 5.3 4-channel ABS. Electronic braking effort distribution (EBD)
 

Wheelbase:

 2440 mm
 

Front & Rear Track:

 1525 mm front; 1538 mm rear
 

Wheels:

 -
 

Tyres:

18 x 7J rims with 235/40ZRx18 front; 
18 x 9J rims with 265/35ZRx18 rear