The Iso Grifo 7-Litre is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body designed by Bertone.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 7 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 395 bhp (400 PS/295 kW) at 5200 rpm and 623 Nm (460 lbft/63.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1410 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 275 km/h (171 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1765 mm | 69.5 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1410 kg | 3109 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6999 cc (427.105 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 108 × 95.5 mm
4.25 × 3.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
400 PS (395 bhp) (295 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
623 Nm (460 ft·lb) (63.5 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
42.1 kW/litre 57.2 ps/litre 56.4 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
89.01 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1118.6 kPa (162.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 874.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 275 km/h (171 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 284.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 208.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 280.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.79 kg/kW 8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.CS.WL.RA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Pirelli Cinturato HS 205 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli Cinturato HS 205 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3300 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 57233 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Iso Grifo 7-Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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