The Abarth Simca GT Coupé is a 2 door coupé style road car styled by Ghia with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 1.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 4 cylinder that produces 45 bhp (45.6 PS/33.6 kW) of power at 4500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 800 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 170 km/h, which is 106 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1248 mm | 49.1 inches | |
| Length | 3880 mm | 152.8 inches | |
| Width | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Height | 1258 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 800 kg | 1764 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Simca | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.2 litre 1221 cc (74.51 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72 × 75 mm
2.83 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 45.6 PS (45 bhp) (33.6 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 27.5 kW/litre 37.4 ps/litre 36.9 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 305.25 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 57.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 41.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.84 kg/kW 39.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 18084 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Abarth Simca GT Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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