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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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| Compression |
7.5:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Zenith Carburettors
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| Lubrication |
Dry sump |
| Aspiration |
Roots-Type Supercharger |
| Power |
225 bhp / 168 kW
@ 4,000 rpm
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| Torque |
420 Nm / 310 ft lbs
@ 2,800 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
45 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
body on ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, reversed quarter-elliptic leaf springs |
| Brakes (fr/r) |
cable operated drums |
| Gearbox |
3 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
3,500 mm (137.8 in) / 1,400 mm (55.1 in) / 1,400 mm (55.1 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Top Speed |
170 km/h (106 mph)
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| 0-60 mph |
8.0 s |
| 0-100 mph |
22.5 s |
| 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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| Useful links |
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