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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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| Useful links |
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