{{One source|date=March 2019}}{{Infobox automobile | image = Maserati 8C blue vr EMS.jpg | caption = Maserati 8CM | name = Maserati 8CM | manufacturer = Maserati | production = 1933-1935 | assembly = | predecessor = Maserati 8C | successor = Maserati 6C 34 | class = Race car | platform = | layout = FR layout | engine = 3.0 L I8 | transmission = 4-speed manual | wheelbase = 2560 mm | designer = | weight = {{cvt|750-785|kg|lb|0}} }}
The '''Maserati 8CM''' is a Grand Prix race car produced by Italian manufacturer Maserati in Bologna between 1933 and 1935.
The car mounted a three-litre straight-eight cylinder engine, 2,991 cc from a 69 x 100 mm bore and stroke, maximum power was around {{cvt|220-240|hp-metric|kW|0}} at 5,500 rpm. The drum brakes measure 400 mm in diameter. The chassis had been derived from that of the 4CM 1100, which proved to be too light and was subject to flex;<ref name="Webp"/> the situation improved when driver Tazio Nuvolari asked for a strengthening at the front while the weight was reduced from 785 to 750 kg.<ref name="Webp"/> thumb|left|1934 Maserati 8CM (driven by Tazio Nuvolari) The car debuted at the Tunis Grand Prix in 1933 and also won the 1933 Belgian Grand Prix, driven by Nuvolari.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper = La Journal | page = 6 | title = Nuvolari gange Le Grand Prix de Belgique | language = fr | date = 1933-07-10 }}</ref> In 1934 and 1935, however, it struggled to match the pace of the Alfa Romeo, Mercedes and Auto Union, and was replaced by the 6C 34 and the V8RI model.<ref name="Webp">{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/668/Maserati-8CM.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170723175725/http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/668/Maserati-8CM.html | archive-date = 2017-07-23 | title = Maserati 8CM: Description and history | first = Wouter | last = Melissen | work = Ultimatecarpage.com | date = 2017-05-10 }}</ref> thumb|left|1933 Maserati 8CM thumb|left|1934 Maserati 8CM
{{clear-left}} ==Technical Data==
{| class="prettytable" |----- bgcolor="#DDDDDD" ! width="20%"|Technical data ! width="20%"|8CM |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Engine: || align="center" |Front mounted 8-cylinder in-line engine |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |displacement: || align="center" |2991 cc |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Bore x stroke: || align="center" |69 x 100 mm |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Max power at rpm: || align="center" | {{cvt|240|hp-metric|kW|0}} at 5,800 rpm |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Valve control: || align="center" |2 overhead camshafts, 2 valves per cylinder |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Compression: || align="center" |6.35:1 |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Carburetor: || align="center" |Single Weber 55ASI |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Upload: || align="center" |Roots compressor |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Gearbox: || align="center" |4-speed manual |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |suspension front: || align="center" |Stiff front axle, longitudinal leaf springs |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |suspension rear: || align="center" |Rigid rear axle, longitudinal leaf springs |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Brakes: || align="center" |Hydraulic drum brakes |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Chassis & body: || align="center" |Box beam frame with aluminum body |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Wheelbase: || align="center" | {{cvt|2560|mm|in|1}} |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Dry weight: || align="center" | {{cvt|750|kg|lb|0}} |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |Top speed: || align="center"| {{cvt|250|km/h|mph|0}} |----- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |}
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8CM Category:Grand Prix cars