The Laraki Fulgura is a 2 door coupé-bodied road car with a mid mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft supercharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.4 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 591 bhp (599 PS/441 kW) at 6300 rpm and 730 Nm (538 lbft/74.4 kgm) at 2400-4800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 330 km/h or 205 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1650 mm | 65 inches | |
| Length | 4400 mm | 173.2 inches | |
| Width | 2025 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 599 PS (591 bhp) (441 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 730 Nm (538 ft·lb) (74.4 kgm) at 2400-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 81 kW/litre 110.2 ps/litre 108.7 bhp/litre 1.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
134.22 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1686.6 kPa (244.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 330 km/h (205 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 443.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.44 PS/kg 326.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 kW/kg 437.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.44 bhp/kg 0.2 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.06 kg/kW 5.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| 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 | 9 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 13 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 335/25 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 113377 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Laraki Fulgura added 2003-10-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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