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| Engine
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| Configuration |
M196 R Straight 8
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Weight |
204 kilo / 449.7 lbs |
| Construction |
steel block and head
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| Displacement |
2,496 cc / 152.3 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
76.0 mm (3 in) / 68.8 mm (2.7 in)
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| Compression |
12.0:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC, with desmodromic valve operation
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| Camshaft |
Gear driven
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| Fuel feed |
Bosch Direct Fuel Injection
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| Lubrication |
Dry sump |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
290 bhp / 216 kW
@ 8,500 rpm
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| Torque |
247 Nm / 182 ft lbs
@ 6,300 rpm
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| Red Line |
9,500 rpm |
| BHP/Liter |
116 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium body panels |
| Chassis |
steel tubular spaceframe |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, torsion bars, telescopic shock absorbers |
| Rear suspension |
swing axle, longitudinal torsion bars, telescopic shock absorbers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
light alloy drums all-round |
| Gearbox |
5 speed Manual
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| Gear ratios |
2.4:1
1.75:1
1.43:1
1.07:1
0.86:1
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| Final drive |
2.222:1 |
| Clutch |
Dry, single plate |
| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
835 kilo / 1,841 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,025 mm (158.5 in) / 1,625 mm (64 in) / 1,040 mm (40.9 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,350 mm (92.5 in) / 1,330 mm (52.4 in) / 1,358 mm (53.5 in)
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| Tyres (fr/r) |
6 x 16 / 7 x 16 |
| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.35 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
300 km/h (186 mph)
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