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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 |
3,257 cc / 198.8 cu in |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Zenith Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Roots-Type Supercharger |
| Power |
250 bhp / 187 kW
@ 5,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
77 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
steel ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
solid axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, de Ram shock absorbers |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, radius arms, reversed quarter-elliptic leaf springs, de Ram shock absorbers |
| Steering |
worm-and-wheel |
| Brakes (fr/r) |
cable operated drums |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
748 kilo / 1,649 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
3,744 mm (147.4 in) / N/A / 823 mm (32.4 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,597 mm (102.2 in) / 1,251 mm (49.3 in) / 1,251 mm (49.3 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.33 bhp / kg |
| 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
- Classic & Sports Car (November, 2008)
- (August, 2009)
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