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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 |
steel block and head
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| Displacement |
1,488 cc / 90.8 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
56.0 mm (2.2 in) / 75.5 mm (3 in)
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| Compression |
7.0:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
Carburettor
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| Aspiration |
Supercharger |
| Power |
165 bhp / 123 kW
@ 7,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
111 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
aluminium body on steel tubular ladder-frame |
| Suspension (fr/r) |
live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
| Brakes |
hydraulic drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
800 kilo / 1,764 lbs |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,616 mm (103 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in) / 1,250 mm (49.2 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.21 bhp / kg |
| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Classic Grand Prix Cars, by Karl Ludvigsen
- Talbot, des Talbot-Darracq aux Talbot-Lago, by Alain Spitz
- Classic & Sports Car (March, 1996)
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| Useful links |
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