{"id":836475,"date":"2024-04-09T17:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T17:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=836475"},"modified":"2024-04-09T19:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T19:46:38","slug":"maserati-merak-1972-1983","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/maserati\/maserati-merak-1972-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Maserati Merak (1972 &#8211; 1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Maserati Merak<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1972 &#8211; 1983<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Despite it&#8217;s Giugiaro inspired supercar looks, the original 190 bhp Merak of 1972 was anything but a super performer. However, a change in ownership at Maserati from Citroen to De Tomaso was to change all that with the introduction of the SS in 1975. The new model benefited from an increase in power to 200bhp with an accompanying modest rise in torque. Handling was improved by the introduction of wider wheels but stopping power remained a weak point due to the retention of the quirky Citroen hydraulic braking system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-42970\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Overview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-38552\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Variants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-38340\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Models In-Depth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-81353\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Image Gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-80739\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">More Updates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1976-Maserati-Merak-SS-005-1200.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This Giugiaro-designed car, which Autocar described on 4 January 1975 as &#8220;outstandingly good-looking&#8221;, was the lesser sibling to the prettier-still Bora supercar.<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Autocar&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Maserati Merak Variants<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The Merak was Maserati\u2019s answer to the oil crisis, which affected the sales of cars with large-displacement engines. This sibling of the Bora used a modified version of the type C.114 engine, which Maserati had engineered for Citro\u00ebn. This smaller V6 engine made it possible to equip the Merak with two small rear seats, unlike the strictly two-seat Bora. In 1976, a lighter and more powerful version was presented, the Merak SS. While Maserati already had a more economical alternative to the Bora in the V6 Merak, new company chairman Alejandro De Tomaso felt a version equipped with a smaller engine was called for to reinvigorate sales. Thus the Merak 2000GT was born. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Giorgetto Giugiaro had brilliantly adapted the Bora\u2019s styling for the 2+2 Merak, with a flat rear deck and (removable) flying buttresses instead of the sloping screen. The Giulio Alfieri-designed quad-cam V6 was superb and, with great handling plus a nice five-speed \u2019box and a big front boot, the Merak was a practical supercar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Classic And Sportscar&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maserati Merak 1972 &#8211; 1983 Despite it&#8217;s Giugiaro inspired supercar looks, the original 190 bhp Merak of 1972 was anything but a super performer. However, a change in ownership at Maserati from Citroen to De Tomaso was to change all that with the introduction of the SS in 1975. The new model benefited from an increase in power to 200bhp with an accompanying modest rise in torque. 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