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A 544-B18, participating in the Tour Auto 2004.
The (1780 cc) B18 engine, with five main bearings, replaced the (1583 cc) B16 engine in 1961. At that dat also the electrics switched from 6 to 12 Volt. With the standard 95 BHP of the B18 the car achieved 160 kph. In race trim 200 kph could be easily achieved.
196,000 444s were built, the 544 made it to almost 244,000 thousands, many of which are still on the road.
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