The Monteverdi High Speed 375/4 Limousine is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 390 bhp (395 PS/291 kW) at 5000 rpm and 586 Nm (432 lbft/59.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1755 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3180 mm | 125.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Length | 5310 mm | 209.1 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1755 kg | 3869 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 125 litres | 27.5 [33] 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 × 95.25 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 Ca carbs | ||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 225.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 165.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 222.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.03 kg/kW 10.08 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.WL.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2964 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 57695 | ||
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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 High Speed 375/4 Limousine added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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