The Type III is an automobile from Bitter, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.8 litre, single overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) of power at 5100 rpm, and maximum torque of 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1300 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h, which is 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 | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2380 mm | 93.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.87 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 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 | 3.8 litre 3849 cc (234.88 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95 × 90.5 mm
3.74 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.7 kW/litre 55.3 ps/litre 54.6 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.14 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1044.7 kPa (151.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 641.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 163.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.3 kg/kW 13.87 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 16401 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Bitter Type III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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