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| Engine
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| Configuration |
60º V12
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
magnesium alloy block, aluminium alloy head
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| Displacement |
4,496 cc / 274.4 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
75.0 mm (3 in) / 84.7 mm (3.3 in)
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| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, OHV
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| Fuel feed |
3 Stromberg Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
245 bhp / 183 kW
@ 5,500 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
54 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
steel tubular ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
lower wishbones, transverse friction dampers |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs |
| Steering |
worm and nut |
| Brakes |
servo assisted, cable operated drums all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
1,100 kilo / 2,425 lbs |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,700 mm (106.3 in) / 1,347 mm (53 in) / 1,362 mm (53.6 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.22 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
230 km/h (143 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Delahaye - Styling and Design, by Richard Adatto and Diane Meredith
- Delahaye, Le Grand Livre, by J. Dorizon, F. Peigney and J.-P. Dauliac
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