The engine featured hemispherical combustion chambers fed by a Lucas indirect fuel injection system, a new development for Italian car manufacturers.

Maserati subsequently moved on to V8 engines for their later production cars to keep up with the demand for ever more powerful machines.

The automobile was equipped with a standard five-speed ZF transmission and four-wheel solid disc brakes.

When leaving the factory the car was originally fitted with Pirelli Cinturato 185VR16 CA67, then later 205VR15 tyres (CN72) on Borrani wire wheels.

The body was designed by Pietro Frua and first shown in a preview at the Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile di Torino in November 1963.