The Glas 2600 V8 Coupé is a 2 door coupé style car styled by Frua with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.6 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 206 N·m (152 lb·ft/21 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1350 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 200 km/h or 124 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Frua | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4600 mm | 181.1 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Glas | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2580 cc (157.441 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 73 mm
2.95 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
206 Nm (152 ft·lb) (21 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.4 kW/litre 58.9 ps/litre 58.1 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.84 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Solex 35 DDIS carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1003.4 kPa (145.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 322.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.07 kg/kW 20.16 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5JK x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5JK x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 H 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 H 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 10835 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Glas 2600 V8 Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2014-12-06. |
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