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| Engine
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| Configuration |
MD 25 DAB 60º V12
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| Location |
Front, longitudinally mounted
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| Weight |
300 kilo / 661.4 lbs |
| Construction |
forged-steel block and head
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| Displacement |
5,577 cc / 340.3 cu in |
| Bore / Stroke |
62.0 mm (2.4 in) / 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
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| Compression |
7.8:1 |
| Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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| Fuel feed |
2 Carburettors
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| Aspiration |
Twin Roots-Type Superchargers |
| Power |
736 bhp / 549 kW
@ 5,800 rpm
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| BHP/Liter |
132 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, longitudinal torsion bar 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 |
1,216 kilo / 2,681 lbs |
| Length / Width / Height |
6,300 mm (248 in) / 1,850 mm (72.8 in) / 1,200 mm (47.2 in)
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| Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
2,725 mm (107.3 in) / 1,473 mm (58 in) / 1,412 mm (55.6 in)
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| Performance figures |
| Power to weight |
0.61 bhp / kg |
| Top Speed |
362 km/h (225 mph)
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| 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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