This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Giugiaro with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 2.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that produces 212 bhp (215 PS/158 kW) of power at 6750 rpm, and maximum torque of 285 N·m (210 lb·ft/29.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Lancia Thema 8.32 weighs a quoted 1400 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 240 km/h or 149 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1484 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Length | 4590 mm | 180.7 inches | |
| Width | 1755 mm | 69.1 inches | |
| Height | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 63% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | F105L | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2927 cc (178.616 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 71 mm
3.19 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
215 PS (212 bhp) (158 kW) at 6750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
285 Nm (210 ft·lb) (29.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
54 kW/litre 73.4 ps/litre 72.4 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
97.37 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo KE 3 Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1223.6 kPa (177.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 365.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 17.2 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.3 s
@ 92 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 28.4 s
@ 187 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.86 kg/kW 14.79 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle 205/55 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle 205/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 251 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 41382 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Lancia Thema 8.32 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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