This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The 2.1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 4500 rpm, and maximum torque of 135 N·m (100 lb·ft/13.8 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1295 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2835 mm | 111.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1322 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1408 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Length | 4730 mm | 186.2 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 180 mm | 7.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1295 kg | 2855 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.1 litre 2092 cc (127.662 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 68 × 96 mm
2.68 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) at 4500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 135 Nm (100 ft·lb) (13.8 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.3 kW/litre 34.4 ps/litre 33.9 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
64.53 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 PAJTA carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 810.9 kPa (117.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 348.67 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.59 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.46 kg/kW 40.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 527329 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 BMW 501/6 Coupé added 2017-08-06. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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