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Maserati MC 12

MASERATI MC12
Roadster-type bodywork with removable hard top, two-seater, midrear engine, rear wheel drive.

CHASSIS

Carbon and Nomex honeycomb monocoque chassis with aluminium front and rear sub-chassis’s

SUSPENSION
Front:
double wishbones with push-rod design;
progressive rate steel dampers and coaxial coils and springs.
Rear: double wishbones with push-rod design; progressive rate steel dampers and coaxial coils and springs
19” light alloy wheels:
front 9J x 19, rear 13J x 19.
Front tyres 245/35 ZR19,
rear 345/35 ZR 19.

BRAKES
Brembo braking system with four cross-drilled ventilating discs.
Front 380 mm x 34 mm,
rear 335 mm x 32 mm;
six-piston callipers front, four-piston rear with differentiated diameters.
Brake pad materials: Pagid RS 4.2.1.
Bosch 5.3 ABS anti-blocking system.
Electronically controlled braking corrector (EBD).

TRANSMISSION
Longitudinal rear-mounted gearbox rigidly connected to engine.
Maserati Cambiocorsa mechanical gearbox with electronically controlled electro-hydraulic operation via paddles mounted behind the steering wheel.
Dry twin-plate clutch, diameter 215 mm (8.46 in) with flexible couplings and hydraulic control.
Bosch ASR traction control.


ENGINE
65° V12 Distribution is by way of twin gear-driven overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, with four valves per cylinder hydraulic tappets.
Dry sump engine lubrication with pump in a single unit.
Integrated Bosch injection-ignition system,
drive-by-wire electronic accelerator.
Weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 kg Displacement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .5998 cm3 Bore: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .92 mm Stroke: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. .75.2 mm Compression ratio: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1.2:1 Maximum power output: . . . . . . .465 kW (630 CV*) Engine speed at max. power output: . .7500 rpm Peak torque: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .652 Nm (66.5 kgm) Engine speed at peak torque: . . . . . . . .5500 rpm Max. permitted engine speed: . . . . . . . .7700 rpm

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS
Length: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5143 mm Width: . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2096 mm Height: . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1205 mm Wheelbase: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2800 mm Front track: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1660 mm Rear track: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1650 mm Front overhang:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1248 mm Rear overhang: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1095 mm Turning circle: . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 m Fuel tank capacity: ---------. . . . . . . . . . . . .115 l Dry weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1335 kg Weight distribution: . . . . .  . .41% front - 59% rear Weight/Power ratio: . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .2.1 kg/hp PERFORMANCE Top speed:  . . . . . . . .>330 km/h
0 to 100 km/h acceleration: . . . . . .  . . . .3.8 s
0 a 200 km/h acceleration: . . . . . .. . . . .9.9 s
0-400 metres acceleration: . . . . . .11.3 s
0-1000 metres: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.1 s

* For reasons of homogeneity, engine power is expressed in kW, in accordance with the International System of Units (SI), and CV (cavalli = horse power). The brake horse power (bhp) can be calculated as follows: 1 kW = 1.34 bhp