The Cisitalia 750 Speciale Spider is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 0.7 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 39 bhp (39.5 PS/29.1 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 71 N·m (52 lb·ft/7.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a stated 595 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 138 km/h or 86 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1154 mm | 45.4 inches | |
| Length | 3850 mm | 151.6 inches | |
| Width | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Height | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.93 | ||
| Kerb weight | 595 kg | 1312 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 23 litres | 5.1 [6.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Cisitalia-Fiat | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 735 cc (44.852 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 60 × 65 mm
2.36 × 2.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
39.5 PS (39 bhp) (29.1 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
71 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.2 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.6 kW/litre 53.8 ps/litre 53.1 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.6 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 PIBC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1213.9 kPa (176.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 183.75 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 | 138 km/h (86 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.46 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 48.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.46 kg/kW 34.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.20-12 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.20-12 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 305096 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 8.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Cisitalia 750 Speciale Spider added 2013-01-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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