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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 |
alloy block and head
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| Displacement |
2,992 cc / 182.6 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
84.0 mm (3.3 in) / 90.0 mm (3.5 in)
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| Compression |
9.3:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
3 Weber 45 DCO Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Naturally Aspirated |
| Power |
254 bhp / 189 kW
@ 6,250 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
85 bhp / liter |
| Drivetrain |
| Chassis |
body on multi tubular spaceframe |
| Front suspension |
trailing links, torsion bars |
| Rear suspension |
DeDion axle, trailing links, torsion bars |
| Steering |
rack-and-pinion |
| Brakes |
Girling discs, all-round |
| Gearbox |
David Brown CG537 5 speed Manual
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| Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
| Dimensions |
| Weight |
800 kilo / 1,764 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
4,026 mm (158.5 in) / 1,626 mm (64 in) / 978 mm (38.5 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,286 mm (90 in) / 1,308 mm (51.5 in) / 1,308 mm (51.5 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.32 bhp / kg |
| Resources |
| Suggested reading |
- Aston Martin, the Post-War Competition Cars, by Anthony Pritchard
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