The 400 SS is a rear wheel drive coupé motor car with a front placed engine, produced by Monteverdi.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7.2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 392 bhp (397 PS/292 kW) at 4600 rpm and 657 Nm (485 lbft/67 kgm) at 3300 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1575 kg.
Top quoted speed is 270 km/h, or 168 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2508 mm | 98.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1419 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4560 mm | 179.5 inches | |
| Width | 1791 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1575 kg | 3472 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 130 litres | 28.6 [34.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7.2 litre 7206 cc (439.737 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.7 × 95.3 mm
4.32 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 397 PS (392 bhp) (292 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 657 Nm (485 ft·lb) (67 kgm) at 3300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.17 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ca carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1145.7 kPa (166.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 900.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 24 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h (168 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 252.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 185.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 248.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.39 kg/kW 9 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 57728 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 59.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Monteverdi 400 SS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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