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Engine
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Configuration |
Straight 6
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Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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Construction |
alloy block and head
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Displacement |
3,670 cc / 224 cu in |
Bore / Stroke |
92.0 mm (3.6 in) / 92.0 mm (3.6 in)
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Compression |
9.0:1 |
Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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Camshaft |
Chain driven
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Fuel feed |
3 Weber 45 DCOE4 Carburettors
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Ignition |
Twin Spark |
Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
Power |
302 bhp / 225 kW
@ 6,000 rpm
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Torque |
366 Nm / 270 ft lbs
@ 5,000 rpm
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BHP/Liter |
82 bhp / liter |
Drivetrain |
Body |
magnesium alloy panels supported by steel tubular frame |
Chassis |
steel platform chassis |
Front suspension |
unequal length wishbones, coil springs, telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar |
Rear suspension |
live axle, coil springs, parallel trailing links, Watt linkage, double acting lever-arm shock absorbers |
Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
Brakes (fr/r) |
Girling discs |
Gearbox |
David Brown 4 speed Manual
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Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
Dimensions |
Length / Width / Height |
4,362 mm (171.7 in) / 1,676 mm (66 in) / 1,321 mm (52 in)
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Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,362 mm (93 in) / 1,372 mm (54 in) / 1,372 mm (54 in)
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Resources |
Suggested reading |
- Aston Martin, the Post-War Competition Cars, by Anthony Pritchard
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