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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 |
aluminium alloy block and head
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Displacement |
2,905 cc / 177.3 cu in |
Bore / Stroke |
68.0 mm (2.7 in) / 100.0 mm (3.9 in)
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Compression |
5.8:1 |
Valvetrain |
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
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Fuel feed |
Weber Carburettor
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Aspiration |
Supercharger |
Power |
180 bhp / 134 kW
@ 5,200 rpm
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BHP/Liter |
62 bhp / liter |
Drivetrain |
Chassis |
Superleggera body on ladder-frame |
Front suspension |
double wishbones, coil springs over dampers |
Rear suspension |
swing axles, radius arms, transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic and friction dampers |
Steering |
worm-and-sector |
Brakes (fr/r) |
hydraulic drums |
Gearbox |
4 speed Manual
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Drive |
Rear wheel drive |
Dimensions |
Weight |
1,250 kilo / 2,756 lbs |
Length / Width / Height |
4,910 mm (193.3 in) / N/A / N/A
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Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) |
3,000 mm (118.1 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in) / 1,350 mm (53.1 in)
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Performance figures |
Power to weight |
0.14 bhp / kg |
Top Speed |
175 km/h (109 mph)
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Resources |
Suggested reading |
- Alfa Romeo Tutte le Vetture Dal 1910, by Luigi Fusi
- The Immortal 2.9, by Simon Moore
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