How is the V-6 in the Bi-Turbo related to the V-6 in the Citroen
Maserati (SM).
Aside from the fact that they are both V-6's, I don't believe that
they
have much in common at all.
The Citroen SM shares the V6 with the Merak, not the BiTurbo.
who can make you a new one, You're out of luck. Also the hydraulic
system is a nightmare and very difficult to keep running. Maserati
adapted it for the Merak/Bora (I forget which. One had it one didn't)
at about the same time, and consequently, those cars have some of the
same hydraulic problems as do the SM. Parts, I understand, are also a
problem. They are hard to come by and they are expensive. But I agree
that they were gorgeous cars, and therefore not very representative of
Citroens of that era.
The Bora and the Merak both had the hydraulics, although they were
dropped in the later Meraks.
The hydraulics are not really that bad or unreliable, as long as they
are maintained. My only gripe with the hydraulic system is the dash
switches, if/when they leak you get hydraulic fluid dripping inside the
passenger compartment.
Yes, I understand that the system was very powerful. One of the British
Classic car mags did a story on buying one a year or so back, and they
mentioned that the brakes were very good using the Citroen hydraulics,
but that when the hydraulics went bad, they were difficult to get parts
for.
Fwiw, I have *never* felt any car with the braking power of the Bora.
It is simply amazing how much braking force that car generates at any
speed.
Maserati GT cars, once properly sorted, are not that unreliable,
Certainly not. I know a fellow who owned a Maserati Sebring for many
years. He took it everywhere, even cross-country to some meet in NY
state (from CA). I thought at the time that he was a brave man, but he
made it there and back with no trouble. My GTV-6 is similar. I
wouldn't hesitate to drive it to the east coast. Even when I first got
the car and it was very ratty, it never broke down or stranded me
anywhere. Tomorrow (Saturday), it and I will go to the Historic races
at Leguna Seca. If you're there, come by the Alfa Coral and say hello!
Mine is the black GTV-6 with tan interior.