Maserati · 1981–1994
Maserati Biturbo
The Maserati Biturbo is a family of executive grand tourers produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati between 1981 and 1994. The original Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater notchback coupé (of somewhat smaller dimensions than the BMW 3 Series of the time) featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre V6 engine with two turbochargers and a luxurious interior. The car was designed by Pierangelo Andreani, Chief of Centro Stile Maserati up to 1981, somewhat influenced by the design of the then recent Quattroporte III (penned by Italdesign Giugiaro). All Maserati models introduced from the Biturbo's inception in 1981, until 1997, were based on variants of the original Biturbo architecture, including the later grand tourers like the Shamal and Ghibli II, as well as the 1994 fourth generation Quattroporte, which used an evolved and slightly stretched (to 2.65 m / 104.3 in wheelbase) Biturbo Saloon platform. The Barchetta, while of a different layout entirely, used an ultimate version of the Biturbo V6 engine.
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Predecessor: Maserati Merak · Successor: Maserati Shamal
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Specifications
- name
- Maserati Biturbo
- Manufacturer
- Maserati
- Production
- 1981–1994
- Assembly
- Coupé/Saloon:, Italy: Modena (Maserati), Spyder:, Italy: Terrazzano di Rho (Zagato)
- Related
- Maserati Shamal, Maserati Ghibli (AM336), Maserati Barchetta, Maserati Quattroporte IV, Maserati Karif
- Designer
- Pierangelo Andreani (1977), Marcello Gandini (1988 and 1991 facelifts), Giuseppe Mittino at Zagato (Spyder)
- Class
- Grand tourer
- Body style
- 2-door 2+2 coupé, 2-door, 2+3 coupé (228), 4-door sedan/saloon, 2-door convertible
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 2.0 L twin-turbocharged 90° V6, 2.5 L twin-turbocharged 90° V6, 2.8 L twin-turbocharged 90° V6
- Transmission
- 5-speed ZF manual, 3-speed automatic, 4-speed ZF automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2514 mm (coupé), 2600 mm (saloon, 228), 2400 mm (Spyder)
- Length
- 4150 mm (coupé), 4400 mm (saloon), 4040 mm (Spyder), 4460 mm (228)
- Width
- 1710 mm (coupé, Spyder), 1730 mm (saloon), 1865 mm (228)
- Height
- 1310 mm (coupé, Spyder), 1330 mm (228), 1360 mm (saloon)
- Successor
- Maserati Ghibli (AM336) (Coupé), Maserati Quattroporte IV / Maserati Ghibli (M157) (Sedan)
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1851695CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_BiturboCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1370337246 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_222E_2.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Joltcan · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.