[alfa] Khamsin

[Darryl Davis <D.N.Davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok - so Ilooked this up at:
	http://www.carsfromitaly.com/maserati/index.html
Maserati Khamsin
Designed to replace the Indy, and also partially the Ghibli, the Khamsin
(Tipo 120), introduced in 1972, used a conventional front mounted V8
driving the rear wheels layout, with the relatively-new-to-Maserati
independent double wishbone suspension all round. The body, a 2+2 coupe,
was designed by Gandini, then working at Bertone. Citroens influence
included the use of high pressure (2,500psi from an engine driven pump)
hydraulics for seat adjustment, pop-up headlight raising, power
steering, clutch and feel-free brakes. 

A neat design and good performance were not enough to make the Khamsin
the success Maserati needed, and by the time production stopped in 1982
only 421 examples had been built. 

Technical Details 
Engine 4930cc (93.9x89mm) quad-cam V8 with 320bhp @ 5,000rpm 
Suspension front : independent with double wishbones and coil springs
plus anti-roll bar 
rear : independent with double wishbones and coil springs plus anti-roll
bar 
wheelbase : 2550mm 
track (front/rear) : 1450mm/1460mm 
Brakes discs all round 
Citroen hydraulic no-pedal-travel system  
Transmission 5 speed manual (3 speed automatic available as option) 
Steering Rack and pinion 
With Citroen hydraulic power assist (and self-centering), 2 turns lock
to lock 
Kerb weight 1635kg 

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