The DB4 Series 5 is a passenger car from Aston Martin, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Touring-designed 2 door coupé body style.
The Aston Martin DB4 Series 5's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.7 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1353 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Touring | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 159 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1353 kg | 2983 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 86.4 litres | 19 [22.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Aston Martin | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3670 cc (223.957 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 92 mm
3.62 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
48.8 kW/litre 66.3 ps/litre 65.4 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
88.56 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1112.8 kPa (161.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 611.67 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 179.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 177.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.56 kg/kW 12.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.RA.WL. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.70-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 307 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 122914 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series 5 added 2004-11-14. Last modified 2014-11-21. |
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