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]
