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Engine
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Configuration |
Straight 8
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Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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Construction |
aluminium alloy block and head
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Displacement |
2,905 cc / 177.3 cu in |
Bore / Stroke |
68.0 mm (2.7 in) / 100.0 mm (3.9 in)
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Compression |
5.8:1 |
Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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Fuel feed |
2 Weber 45 BS1 Carburettors
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Aspiration |
Twin Superchargers |
Power |
220 bhp / 164 kW
@ 5,500 rpm
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BHP/Liter |
76 bhp / liter |
Drivetrain |
Chassis |
aluminium Superleggera body on steel tubular frame |
Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs over dampers |
Rear suspension |
swing axles, radius arms, transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic and friction dampers |
Steering |
worm-and-sector |
Brakes |
drums, all-round |
Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
Dimensions |
Weight |
1,150 kilo / 2,535 lbs |
Length / Width / Height |
4,680 mm (184.3 in) / 1,755 mm (69.1 in) / 1,380 mm (54.3 in)
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Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,800 mm (110.2 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in)
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Performance figures |
Power to weight |
0.19 bhp / kg |
Top Speed |
220 km/h (137 mph)
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Resources |
Suggested reading |
- Alfa Romeo Tutte le Vetture Dal 1910, by Luigi Fusi
- The Immortal 2.9, by Simon Moore
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