The Bugatti Type 43 is a 2 door roadster style road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a supercharged engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 3 valves per cylinder. It develops 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1104 kg.
The Bugatti Type 43 is claimed to achieve a top speed of 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2970 mm | 116.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
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| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1104 kg | 2434 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bugatti | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2262 cc (138.036 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 60 × 100 mm
2.36 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 37.9 kW/litre 51.5 ps/litre 50.8 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Ze carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 282.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| 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 | 35 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.87 kg/kW 21.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.QE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 28 x 4.95 | ||
| Tyres rear | 28 x 4.95 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19998 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1927 Bugatti Type 43 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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