The Type-D GT Syracuse is an automobile from Connaught, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 10 cylinder, supercharged powerplant and a volume of 2 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 7000 rpm and 370 Nm (273 lbft/37.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 950 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 275 km/h (171 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 | 2840 mm | 111.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1595 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1635 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Length | 4251 mm | 167.4 inches | |
| Width | 1866 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 950 kg | 2094 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Connaught | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 10 in 22.5° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 2000 cc (122.047 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
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| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output | 304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 111.9 kW/litre 152.1 ps/litre 150 bhp/litre 2.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
185 Nm/litre
2.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 200 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 275 km/h (171 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 320.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 PS/kg 235.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 kW/kg 315.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.25 kg/kW 7.09 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Avon ZZ3 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Avon ZZ3 245/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144166 | ||
| Production total | 100 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Connaught Type-D GT Syracuse added 2006-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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