The body was designed by Giugiaro, now at Italdesign,
whilst the chassis was again unitary (a combination of square-section tubular
elements and sheet) with subframes front and rear carrying the front suspension
and engine/transmission/rear suspension respectively. A few of the first cars had aluminium bodies.
From 1975 a 4.9-litre engine was fitted (for the
US market, this came to Europe in 1977), and despite a lack of further
development (due to financial difficulties) production continued until
1979. A total of 571 examples were built.
Helped
by funding from the new owners, Citroen, the Bora (Tipo 117) debuted at
the Geneva Motorshow in 1971. A completely new design, it followed the
trend of designing mid-engined sportscars with a quad cam alloy 4.7-litre
V8 (with four twin choke Weber DCNF carburettors) mounted longitudinally
behind the occupants and bolted to a ZF transaxle. It also featured independent
suspension (double wishbones) all round, for the first time on a Maserati.
Other novel features included Citroens no-travel braking system and the
same companies hydraulic seat and pedal adjustment and headlight raising arrangement.
See the Museo Bonfanti page for pictures of the Maserati Boomerang concept car based on the Bora
Technical Details
| Engine | 4719cc (93.9x85mm) quad-cam V8 with 310bhp @ 6,000rpm
4930cc (93.9x89mm) quad-cam V8 with 330bhp @ 5,500rpm |
| Suspension | front : double wishbones with coil springs plus anti-roll bar
rear : double wishbones with coil springs plus anti-roll bar wheelbase : 2600mm track (front/rear) : 1474mm/1447mm |
| Brakes | ventilated discs all round
Citroen high pressure (no-pedal-travel) system |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual ZF unit, limited-slip differential
dry, single-plate clutch |
| Steering | Rack and pinion, 3 turns lock to lock |
| Kerb weight | 1520kg (42% front, 58% rear) |
Links
The Bora Register website
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motorshows and various events).
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