Maserati Bora

Not to be confused with Volkswagen Bora.
Maserati Bora
Overview
ManufacturerMaserati
Production
  • 1971–1978 (Bora 4.7 L)
    (289 produced)[1]
  • 1973–1978 (Bora 4.9 L)
    (275 produced)[2]
  • 564 produced (total)
AssemblyItaly: Modena
DesignerGiorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
Body and chassis
ClassSports car
Body style2-door coupé
LayoutRear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
RelatedMaserati Merak
Powertrain
Engine
  • 4719 cc Tipo AM 107.07 V8
  • 4930 cc Tipo AM 107.16 V8
Transmission5-speed ZF manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Length4,335 mm (170.7 in)
Width1,768 mm (69.6 in)
Height1,134 mm (44.6 in)
Curb weight1,830 kg (4,034 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorMaserati Ghibli (AM115)
SuccessorMaserati MC12

The Maserati Bora (Tipo AM117) is a two-seat, rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car and grand tourer, manufactured by Maserati from 1971 to 1978. In common with other Maserati cars of the era, it is named after a wind, Bora being the wind of Trieste. The Bora was the company's first mid-engined street car and ended Maserati's reputation for producing fast but technologically out of date cars, also being the first Maserati with four wheel independent suspension. In contrast, competitor Lamborghini had first used full independent suspension in 1964.[3] The Bora was the second-most expensive car of the 1970s following Lamborghini Countach.[4]

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  3. ^ Robinson, Aaron (November 2002). "1967 Maserati Ghibli". Car & Driver.
  4. ^ "These Were the Most Expensive Cars in the '70s". 22 May 2020.