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| Engine
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| Configuration |
ME25 Straight 8
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Weight |
211 kilo / 465.2 lbs |
| Construction |
forged-steel block and head
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| Displacement |
4,740 cc / 289.3 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
86.0 mm (3.4 in) / 102.0 mm (4 in)
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| Compression |
7.4:1 |
| Valvetrain |
4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Mercedes Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Roots-Type Supercharger |
| Power |
453 bhp / 338 kW
@ 5,800 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
96 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
aluminium body on box-section steel frame |
| Front suspension |
double wishbones, bell-crank actuated horizontal coil springs, friction dampers |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, transverse quarter-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
| Steering |
worm-and-nut |
| Brakes |
Lockheed 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 |
4,040 mm (159.1 in) / 1,770 mm (69.7 in) / 1,160 mm (45.7 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,460 mm (96.9 in) / 1,473 mm (58 in) / 1,412 mm (55.6 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.6 bhp / kg |
| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- The Grand Prix Car, by Laurence Pomeroy
- Classic Racing Cars, by Cyril Posthumus
- Classic Grand Prix Cars, by Karl Ludvigsen
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| Useful links |
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