Spyder III cat. (2800) - 1991 to 1994
In 1991, the Spyder underwent an important restyling.
Whereas the 2-litre version, destined mainly to the Italian market, received much needed mechanical upgrades as well, the 2.8-litre export version remained much the same under the bonnet, for the engine had been introduced less than two years earlier.
Design-wise, the car was reworked with new, slimmer headlights, taller bumpers and sills, 16" six-spoke alloys, more aerodynamic wing mirrors and a peculiar spoiler at the base of the windscreen, invented by the designer Marcello Gandini.
Technical data
| 0-60 mph | |
| Bodywork | 2+2 spyder |
| Bore and stroke | 94x67 mm |
| Brakes | discs all round, dual circuit, power-assisted, front ventilated discs with floating calipers and rear drum parking brake. |
| Brakes front | |
| Brakes rear | |
| Chassis | monocoque steel construction |
| Compression ratio | 7.4:1 |
| Cooling system | water-cooled, centrifugal pump |
| Displacements (unitary) | |
| Dry weight | 2,965 lbs (1,345 kg) - automatic 3,018 lbs (1,369 kg) |
| Engine | 90° V6 |
| Engine weight | |
| First race | |
| Front Tyres | |
| Front suspension | Mac Pherson struts with anti-roll bar, dual-effect shock absorbers with coil springs |
| Front track | 57.4 in. (1458 mm) |
| Fuel & lubricant | |
| Fuel feed | electronic injection, two IHI water-cooled turbos, two air-to-air intercoolers |
| Fuel tank | 17.58 Imp. gal. (80 litres) |
| Gear ratios | |
| Height | 51.57 in. (1,310 mm) |
| Ignition | electronic ignition, twin three-way catalysers and Lambda probe |
| Kerb weight | |
| Length | 159.84 in. (4,060 mm) |
| Length-Width-Height | |
| Lubrication | electronic with constant overboost |
| Maximum power | 225 hp at 5,500 rpm |
| Maximum torque | 37 kgm (268 lbs/ft) at 3,500 rpm |
| Model | Spyder III cat. (2800) |
| One mile | |
| Production dates | 1991-1994 |
| Production start | 1991 |
| Quarter mile | |
| Rear Tyres | |
| Rear suspension | semi-trailing rear arms mounted on subframe, dual-effect shock absorbers with coil springs |
| Rear track | 57.48 in. (1460 mm) |
| Reduction | |
| Steering | hydraulic power-assisted rack and pinion |
| Timing gear | three valves per cylinder (two intake, one exhaust), twin overhead camshaft |
| Top speed | 143 mph (230 km/h) |
| Total displacement | 2,790 cc |
| Transmission | 5-speed + reverse (4-speed automatic to order), Maserati Ranger differential |
| Tyres | front 205/45 ZR16; rear 225/45 ZR16 |
| Weight distribution | |
| Wheelbase | 94.49 in. (2,400 mm) |
| Wheels | alloy, front 7" J x 16"; rear 8" J x 16" |
| Width | 67.48 in. (1,714 mm) |