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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 |
2,991 cc / 182.5 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
69.0 mm (2.7 in) / 100.0 mm (3.9 in)
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| Compression |
6.1:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Twin Roots-Type Superchargers |
| Power |
295 bhp / 220 kW
@ 6,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
99 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
aluminium body on steel ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
transverse arms, coil springs, hydraulic dampers |
| Rear suspension |
swing axles, transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic telescopic dampers, friction dampers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
870 kilo / 1,918 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,000 mm (157.5 in) / N/A / 1,160 mm (45.7 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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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.34 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
260 km/h (162 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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