The De Tomaso Guara is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine placed amidships, and a 2 door coupé body.
Its engine is a supercharged petrol, 4.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 397 bhp (403 PS/296 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 501 N·m (370 lb·ft/51.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The De Tomaso Guara weighs a claimed 1134 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2609 mm | 102.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1661 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Length | 4191 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1199 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1134 kg | 2500 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 102.3 litres | 22.5 [27] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4601 cc (280.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
403 PS (397 bhp) (296 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
501 Nm (370 ft·lb) (51.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
64.3 kW/litre 87.5 ps/litre 86.3 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
108.89 Nm/litre
1.32 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1368.3 kPa (198.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 354.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 PS/kg 261.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 kW/kg 350.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 bhp/kg 0.16 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.83 kg/kW 6.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10.5J x18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.56 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5478 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 De Tomaso Guara added 1997-11-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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