The Superior Luxus 704 is an automobile from Gutbrod, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 2 cylinder, two stroke naturally aspirated engine and a volume of 0.7 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 26.5 bhp (26.9 PS/19.8 kW) at 4300 rpm and 46 Nm (33.9 lbft/4.7 kgm) at 2700 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 785 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2185 mm | 86 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1160 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Length | 3700 mm | 145.7 inches | |
| Width | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 785 kg | 1731 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Gutbrod | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 658 cc (40.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 75 mm
2.95 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS) | ||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
26.9 PS (26.5 bhp) (19.8 kW) at 4300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
46 Nm (33.9 ft·lb) (4.7 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
30 kW/litre 40.8 ps/litre 40.3 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
69.91 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32-PB carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 439.3 kPa (63.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 329 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 34.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 PS/kg 25.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 33.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 39.72 kg/kW 66.35 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 4.80-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 4.80-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 273042 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 7.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Gutbrod Superior Luxus 704 added 2012-05-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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