This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The De Tomaso Mangusta's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1400 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4194 mm | 165.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1326 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated 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 (SAEnet) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
51.9 kW/litre 70.5 ps/litre 69.6 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
88.46 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.85:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1111.6 kPa (161.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 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 231.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 170.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 228.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.87 kg/kW 9.8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 324 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21373 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 De Tomaso Mangusta added 1998-12-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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