This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Pininfarina with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Lancia's Aurelia Series II model series.
Its 2.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that produces 86 bhp (87 PS/64 kW) of power at 4300 rpm, and maximum torque of 157 N·m (116 lb·ft/16 kgm) at 2500-3300 rpm.
A 4 speed manual with overdrive 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
The Lancia Aurelia B12 weighs a quoted 1200 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 151 km/h (94 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2860 mm | 112.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4485 mm | 176.6 inches | |
| Width | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Height | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lancia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2266 cc (138.28 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 85.5 mm
2.95 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 87 PS (86 bhp) (64 kW) at 4300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 157 Nm (116 ft·lb) (16 kgm) at 2500-3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.3 kW/litre 38.5 ps/litre 38 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
69.29 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 40 PAAI carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 870.7 kPa (126.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 377.67 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 | 151 km/h (94 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.71 kg/kW 31.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 x 400 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 x 400 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1700 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 73733 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Aurelia Series II | ||
| RAC rating | 20.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Lancia Aurelia B12 (1955) added 1996-11-20. Last modified 2023-05-28. |
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