The GT is a rear wheel drive Bertone designed coupé passenger car with a front located engine, sold by Gordon-Keeble.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.6 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 233 bhp (236 PS/174 kW) at 4800 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1168 kg at the kerb.
The Gordon-Keeble GT is said to be able to manage a top speed of 225 km/h or 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4674 mm | 184 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 203 mm | 8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1168 kg | 2575 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4638 cc (283.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.42 × 76.2 mm
3.87 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
236 PS (233 bhp) (174 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
37.5 kW/litre 50.9 ps/litre 50.2 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
87.75 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1102.7 kPa (159.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 579.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 18.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.6 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 202.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 148.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 199.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.72 kg/kW 11.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59070 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 48.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Gordon-Keeble GT added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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