The Bitter SC Coupé is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 178 bhp (180 PS/133 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 243 N·m (179 lb·ft/24.8 kgm) at 4200-4800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 220 km/h or 137 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 | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2680 mm | 105.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1510 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Length | 4850 mm | 190.9 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2969 cc (181.179 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 69.8 mm
3.74 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.36 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
180 PS (178 bhp) (133 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
243 Nm (179 ft·lb) (24.8 kgm) at 4200-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.7 kW/litre 60.8 ps/litre 60 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.85 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jetronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1028.5 kPa (149.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 494.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 133.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.17 kg/kW 16.99 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MW.W.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P6 215/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P6 235/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55286 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Bitter SC Coupé added 1998-12-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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