The Aston Martin Bulldog is a coupé designed by William Towns with 2 doors and a mid mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The 5.3 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that produces 600 bhp (608 PS/447 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 678 N·m (500 lb·ft/69.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1727 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 307 km/h (191 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | William Towns | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4724 mm | 186 inches | |
| Width | 1918 mm | 75.5 inches | |
| Height | 1092 mm | 43 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 90 mm | 3.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1727 kg | 3807 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 40% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 113 litres | 24.9 [29.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5341 cc (325.928 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 100 × 85 mm
3.94 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
608 PS (600 bhp) (447 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
678 Nm (500 ft·lb) (69.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
83.8 kW/litre 113.9 ps/litre 112.3 bhp/litre 1.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
126.94 Nm/litre
1.53 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo mechanical fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1595.2 kPa (231.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 667.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 TO4B Garrett AiResearch turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 307 km/h (191 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 352.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 PS/kg 259.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 kW/kg 347.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 bhp/kg 0.16 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.86 kg/kW 6.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.250 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.4TrailArms.WL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P7 225/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P7 345/35 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22660 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 49.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Aston Martin Bulldog added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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