The Italdesign Columbus is an all wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed amidships, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle bodyshell.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 12 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 295 bhp (299 PS/220 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 4100 rpm.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 7/9 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3820 mm | 150.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1910 mm | 75.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Length | 5997 mm | 236.1 inches | |
| Width | 2190 mm | 86.2 inches | |
| Height | 2060 mm | 81.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4988 cc (304.386 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 75 mm
3.31 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 299 PS (295 bhp) (220 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.1 kW/litre 60 ps/litre 59.1 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
90.22 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Mot fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1133.7 kPa (164.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112321 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Italdesign Columbus added 2003-07-31. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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