The Aston Martin DBSC is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Touring.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) of power at 5750 rpm at 4500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1293 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Touring | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2565 mm | 101 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4451 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1293 kg | 2851 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88.6 litres | 19.5 [23.4] 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 | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 92 mm
3.78 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
60.6 kW/litre 82.5 ps/litre 81.3 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 666 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 254.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 187.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 251.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.34 kg/kW 8.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 177408 | ||
| Production total | 2 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 34.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Aston Martin DBSC added 2008-05-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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