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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 |
Weber Carburettor
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| Aspiration |
Supercharger |
| Power |
180 bhp / 134 kW
@ 5,200 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
62 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
aluminium 'Superleggera' body on steel ladder 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 (fr/r) |
hydraulic drums |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
1,280 kilo / 2,822 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,600 mm (181.1 in) / N/A / 1,330 mm (52.4 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 |
0.14 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
175 km/h (109 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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