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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 |
cast-iron block and head
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| Displacement |
4,972 cc / 303.4 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
86.0 mm (3.4 in) / 107.0 mm (4.2 in)
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| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Zenith Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Supercharger |
| Power |
300 bhp / 224 kW
@ 4,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
60 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium panels |
| Chassis |
steel ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
solid axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, quarter elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
| Brakes (fr/r) |
cable operated drums |
| Gearbox |
3 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
1,050 kilo / 2,315 lbs |
| 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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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.29 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
200 km/h (124 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Bugatti Magnum, by Hugh Conway with Maurice Sauzay
- Bugatti - le Pur Sang des Automobiles, by Hugh Conway
- Grand Marques Bugatti, by Hugh Conway
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