The Monteverdi Hai 450 SS is a 2 door coupé style road car with a mid mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Monteverdi Hai 450 SS's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 7 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 390 bhp (395 PS/291 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 586 N·m (432 lb·ft/59.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1290 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 290 km/h (180 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 | 2590 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 4280 mm | 168.5 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1090 mm | 42.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1290 kg | 2844 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 litre 6974 cc (425.58 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 95.2 mm
4.25 × 3.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
395 PS (390 bhp) (291 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
586 Nm (432 ft·lb) (59.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.7 kW/litre 56.7 ps/litre 55.9 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.03 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Carter carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1055.9 kPa (153.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 871.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 24.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 306.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 PS/kg 225.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 302.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.3 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.44 kg/kW 7.41 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.WL.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30657 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Monteverdi Hai 450 SS added before December 1995. Last modified 2018-11-13. |
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