The Grifo Can-Am is a road car from Iso, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Bertone-penned 2 door coupé body style.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 7.4 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 390 bhp (395 PS/291 kW) at 4800 rpm and 678 Nm (500 lbft/69.1 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1610 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4600 mm | 181.1 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1610 kg | 3549 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.4 litre 7443 cc (454.2 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 101.6 mm
4.25 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
395 PS (390 bhp) (291 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
678 Nm (500 ft·lb) (69.1 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
39.1 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
91.09 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1144.7 kPa (166 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 930.38 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 245.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 180.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 242.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.54 kg/kW 9.25 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Pirelli Cinturato GR 225/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli Cinturato GR 225/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228580 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Iso Grifo Can-Am added 2011-01-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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