The Superior Sport Roadster is a road car from Gutbrod, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Wendler-penned 2 door roadster body style.
The 2 cylinder, two stroke naturally aspirated engine and a capacity of 0.7 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 29.6 bhp (30 PS/22.1 kW) at 4300 rpm and 48 Nm (35.4 lbft/4.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual transmission.
The Gutbrod Superior Sport Roadster weighs a claimed 780 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 120 km/h or 75 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Wendler | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1160 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Length | 3600 mm | 141.7 inches | |
| Width | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Height | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 780 kg | 1720 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 | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 663 cc (40.459 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)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 30 PS (29.6 bhp) (22.1 kW) at 4300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 48 Nm (35.4 ft·lb) (4.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 33.3 kW/litre 45.3 ps/litre 44.6 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.4 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 454.9 kPa (66 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 331.5 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 | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 38.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 28.3 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 37.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 35.34 kg/kW 59.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 2.50-15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 2.50-15 | ||
| Tyres front | 4.15-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 4.15-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 716980 | ||
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| RAC rating | 7.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1951 Gutbrod Superior Sport Roadster added 2021-01-09. Last modified 2021-01-09. |
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