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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 |
aluminium 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 |
9.7:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Camshaft |
Chain driven
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| Fuel feed |
3 Weber 45 DCOE Carburettors
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| Ignition |
Twin Spark |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
314 bhp / 234 kW
@ 6,000 rpm
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| Torque |
377 Nm / 278 ft lbs
@ 5,400 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
86 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium alloy panels |
| 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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| Clutch |
Twin plate |
| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
1,160 kilo / 2,557 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,267 mm (168 in) / 1,657 mm (65.2 in) / 1,270 mm (50 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,362 mm (93 in) / 1,372 mm (54 in) / 1,359 mm (53.5 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.27 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
245 km/h (152 mph)
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| 0-60 mph |
6.1 s |
| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Aston Martin, the Post-War Competition Cars, by Anthony Pritchard
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| Useful links |
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