The De Tomaso Pantera GT5 S is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine mounted amidships, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Ghia.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 350 bhp (355 PS/261 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 451 N·m (333 lb·ft/46 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1420 kg.
Its maximum speed quoted is 280 km/h, which is 174 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Ghia | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4270 mm | 168.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1092 mm | 43 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1420 kg | 3131 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5766 cc (351.863 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.9 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
451 Nm (333 ft·lb) (46 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
45.3 kW/litre 61.5 ps/litre 60.7 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
78.22 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ho carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 982.9 kPa (142.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 720.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 249.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 183.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 246.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.44 kg/kW 9.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23243 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 S added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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