The 1500 Coupé Biposto BAT is a rear wheel drive Franco Scaglione designed coupé motor car with a front mounted engine, produced by Abarth.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 5700 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual 'box.
The stated weight at the kerb is 870 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 180 km/h which is 112 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Franco Scaglione | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4520 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 870 kg | 1918 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1480 cc (90.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 66 mm
3.31 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 37.8 kW/litre 51.4 ps/litre 50.7 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 We 32 DR6SP carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 370 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.41 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.56 kg/kW 25.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19294 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Abarth 1500 Coupé Biposto BAT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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