Maserati 222

The Maserati 222 is a two-door notchback coupe that Maserati of Italy built from 1988 to 1990. It replaced the Biturbo i, which had been made since 1981, and largely matched that car's last stage of development. It had a 2.0 litre V6 with fuel injection and two turbochargers and was made only for the Italian market; it should not be confused with the 222 E, which looked the same but was the export version with the 2.8 litre engine of the 228. The 90 degree V6 of 1,996 cc had one overhead camshaft per bank, two inlet valves and one exhaust valve per cylinder, Magneti Marelli injection and two IHI turbochargers with water-air intercoolers, and gave 162 kW, as in the Biturbo Si. Marcello Gandini lightly reworked the body of Pierangelo Andreani, rounding the front and making the grille smaller, and a rear spoiler was standard. Maserati built only the engines, the bodies were made at Innocenti in Lambrate, and 1,156 of the 222 were made in three years. The meaning of the name 222 is not clearly settled.