The DMC-12 is a rear wheel drive Giugiaro designed coupé motor vehicle with a rear located engine, manufactured by De Lorean.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 5500 rpm and 207 Nm (153 lbft/21.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1244 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 209 km/h (130 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2408 mm | 94.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 4270 mm | 168.1 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1170 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1244 kg | 2743 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 38% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 51 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | PRV | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2849 cc (173.857 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91 × 73 mm
3.58 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
207 Nm (153 ft·lb) (21.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
34 kW/litre 46.3 ps/litre 45.6 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
72.66 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jetronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 913 kPa (132.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.83 kg/kW 21.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.650 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32725 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 De Lorean DMC-12 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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