The Avanti II is a rear wheel drive Raymond Loewy designed coupé automobile with a front positioned engine, produced by Avanti.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.4 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 5000 rpm and 488 Nm (360 lbft/49.8 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
This power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1443 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h (140 mph).
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) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 4890 mm | 192.5 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1443 kg | 3181 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95.5 litres | 21 [25.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5354 cc (326.721 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 82.55 mm
4 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
41.8 kW/litre 56.8 ps/litre 56 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
91.15 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1145.4 kPa (166.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 669.25 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 | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 210.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 155.03 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 207.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.45 kg/kW 10.77 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.30 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 manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 90651 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Avanti Avanti II added 2002-01-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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