Maserati 228i- 1986 to 1992
The 228 was also referred to as the 228i or “iniezione” on some company brochures
and commercial documentation, but the model was in fact one and the same. Larger
and longer than the Biturbo, it featured a similar design, though with softer surface
treatment and with no panels in common.
As a 5-seater notchback coupé in the ilk of the Kyalami, Mexico or 3500 GT, it was
based on the long (2.6 metres) wheelbase chassis of the four-door Biturbo sedan, and
styled by free-lance designer Pierangelo Andreani.
The interior was opulent with leather and wood trim and the typical Maserati clock.
The prototype featured twin cam/4-valve-heads and twin-plug ignition, still with a
single carburettor, and was presented at the 70th anniversary of Officine A. Maserati
SpA, on 14 December 1984.
The production car reverted to single cam/3-valve-heads, single ignition and fuel
injection, and was introduced in Spring 1986 at the Turin Motor Show. Power output
reached 250 HP from 2.8 litres, down to 225 HP with catalyser but still with plenty of
low-down torque.
469 cars were assembled until 1992, 97 of them destined for North America.
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