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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 |
3,822 cc / 233.2 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
78.0 mm (3.1 in) / 100.0 mm (3.9 in)
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| Compression |
8.0:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Weber 48 BS Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Twin Supercharger |
| Power |
330 bhp / 246 kW
@ 5,400 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
86 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
sheet-metal frame chassis |
| Front suspension |
twin trailing arms, torsion bar springs, hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Rear suspension |
swing axles, transverse leaf spring, friction and hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
hydraulic drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
750 kilo / 1,654 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,200 mm (165.4 in) / 1,520 mm (59.8 in) / 1,215 mm (47.8 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,750 mm (108.3 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in)
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| Fuel tank |
170 Litre (44.9 Gallon US / 37.4 Gallon Imperial)
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| Wheels |
6.5 x 19 |
| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.44 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
275 km/h (171 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Alfa Romeo Tutte le Vetture Dal 1910, by Luigi Fusi
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| Related articles |
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| Useful links |
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