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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 |
alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
1,479 cc / 90.3 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
58.0 mm (2.3 in) / 70.0 mm (2.8 in)
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| Compression |
6.5:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
Carburettor
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| Aspiration |
Roots-Type Supercharger |
| Power |
350 bhp / 261 kW
@ 8,500 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
237 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
aluminium body panels on steel tubular chassis |
| Front suspension |
trailing links, transverse leaf spring, friction/hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Rear suspension |
swing axles, transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring, friction/hydraulic shock absorbers |
| Steering |
worm-and-sector |
| Brakes |
Lockheed hydraulic drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
700 kilo / 1,543 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,200 mm (165.4 in) / 1,550 mm (61 in) / 1,120 mm (44.1 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,502 mm (98.5 in) / 1,270 mm (50 in) / 1,321 mm (52 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.5 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
290 km/h (180 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Alfa Romeo Tutte le Vetture Dal 1910, by Luigi Fusi
- Road & Track (March, 1965)
- (April, 1965)
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| Useful links |
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