De Tomaso Guara is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) at 5500 rpm and 402 Nm (296 lbft/41 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1200 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2610 mm | 102.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1660 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Length | 4190 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 2030 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3982 cc (242.997 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80 mm
3.5 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 402 Nm (296 ft·lb) (41 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.8 kW/litre 71.8 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.95 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1268.6 kPa (184 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 238.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.71 kg/kW 9.53 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| 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 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 87681 | ||
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| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 De Tomaso Guara added 2001-09-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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