Bertone Birusa is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body designed by Bertone with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.9 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 394 bhp (399 PS/294 kW) at 6600 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual set of gears.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4400 mm | 173.2 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1203 mm | 47.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4941 cc (301.518 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 89 mm
3.7 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
399 PS (394 bhp) (294 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
59.5 kW/litre 80.8 ps/litre 79.7 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
101.19 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1271.6 kPa (184.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.63 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 | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 9 x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin 255/35 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin 275/35 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 107965 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Bertone Birusa added 2003-03-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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