The De Tomaso Mangusta is a rear wheel drive road car, with the engine located amidships, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Ghia.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 531 N·m (392 lb·ft/54.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1322 kg.
Top quoted speed is 249 km/h, which equates to 155 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4275 mm | 168.3 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1100 mm | 43.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1322 kg | 2915 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 32% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4727 cc (288.459 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 72.9 mm
4 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
531 Nm (392 ft·lb) (54.1 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.1 kW/litre 65.4 ps/litre 64.5 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
112.33 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ford carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1411.6 kPa (204.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 590.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 233.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 172.04 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 230.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.81 kg/kW 9.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Dunlop SP 185 HR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop SP 205 HR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 299 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 34925 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 De Tomaso Mangusta added before December 1995. Last modified 2016-12-30. |
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