| Maserati Khamsin | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Maserati |
| Production | 1974–1982 435 produced |
| Assembly | Italy: Modena |
| Designer | Marcello Gandini at Bertone[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Grand tourer (S) |
| Body style | 2-door 2+2 coupé |
| Layout | Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.9 L AM 115.10.49 V8 |
| Transmission | 5-speed ZF manual 3-speed Borg Warner automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,550 mm (100.4 in) |
| Length | 4,400 mm (173.2 in) |
| Width | 1,804 mm (71.0 in) |
| Height | 1,180 mm (46.5 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Maserati Ghibli (AM115) |
| Successor | Maserati Shamal |
The Maserati Khamsin (Tipo AM120) is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati between 1974 and 1982. The Khamsin was sold alongside the DeTomaso-based Maserati Kyalami - also a V8 GT car - between 1976 and 1982.
Following Maserati's tradition it was named after a wind: the Khamsin, a hot, violent gust blowing in the Egyptian desert for fifty days a year.[2]
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