Overview Manufacturer Maserati Production 1974–1982 Designer Marcello Gandini at Bertone[1] Body and chassis Class Grand tourer (S) Body style 2+2 coupé Layout Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive Powertrain Engine 4.9 L V8 (petrol) Transmission 5-speed ZF manual 3-speed Borg Warner automatic Dimensions Wheelbase 2,550 mm (100 in) Length 4,400 mm (170 in) Width 1,804 mm (71.0 in) Height 1,180 mm (46 in) Kerb weight 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) Chronology Predecessor Maserati Ghibli Successor Maserati Shamal The Maserati Khamsin (Tipo AM120) is a grand tourer produced by Maserati between 1974 and 1982. The Khamsin had no direct successor, with Maserati not making another V8 grand tourer until the 1990 launch of the Shamal. 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]