The Avanti II is a rear wheel drive Raymond Loewy designed coupé automobile with a front placed engine, from Avanti.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) at 4000 rpm and 325 Nm (240 lbft/33.1 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1619 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 | Raymond Loewy | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 4905 mm | 193.1 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1619 kg | 3569 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5001 cc (305.18 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94.89 × 88.39 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
23.1 kW/litre 31.4 ps/litre 31 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
64.99 Nm/litre
0.79 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 816.7 kPa (118.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 625.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 97.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.01 kg/kW 23.4 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 ? | |||
| 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 | 4.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 2.87 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 90618 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Avanti Avanti II added 2002-01-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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