This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style designed by Vignale with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.4 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) at 4400 rpm and 423 Nm (312 lbft/43.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1270 kg.
Top quoted speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Vignale | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2667 mm | 105 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4340 mm | 170.9 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1270 kg | 2800 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5422 cc (330.871 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.8 × 92.1 mm
3.81 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
423 Nm (312 ft·lb) (43.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
30.3 kW/litre 41.1 ps/litre 40.6 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
78.02 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 Zenith carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 980.4 kPa (142.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 677.75 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 | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 175.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 129.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 173.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.74 kg/kW 12.93 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 8.00-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228591 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Cunningham C 3 added 2011-01-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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