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| Engine
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| Configuration |
Straight 6
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Construction |
aluminium alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
4,482 cc / 273.5 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
93.0 mm (3.7 in) / 110.0 mm (4.3 in)
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| Compression |
11.0:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, OHV
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| Fuel |
Alcohol |
| Fuel feed |
3 Zenith 50 HN DD Carburettors
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| Ignition |
Twin Spark |
| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
260 bhp / 194 kW
@ 5,000 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
58 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Body |
aluminium |
| Chassis |
steel box-section ladder frame |
| Front suspension |
wishbones, transverse leaf spring, friction dampers |
| Rear suspension |
live axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction dampers |
| Steering |
worm-and-nut |
| Brakes |
drums, all-round |
| Gearbox |
Wilson Preselector 4 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
950 kilo / 2,094 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,077 mm (160.5 in) / 1,308 mm (51.5 in) / N/A
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,502 mm (98.5 in) / 1,372 mm (54 in) / 1,308 mm (51.5 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.27 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
270 km/h (168 mph)
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| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Talbot, des Talbot-Darracq aux Talbot-Lago, by Alain Spitz
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| Useful links |
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