The Porsche 550 A 1500 RS Spyder is a roadster with 2 doors and a rear mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 133 bhp (135 PS/99 kW) of power at 7200 rpm, and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb·ft/14.8 kgm) at 5900 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 530 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 241 km/h (150 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2100 | 82.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1292 | 50.9 | |
| Voies AR | 1260 | 49.6 | |
| Longueur | 3700 | 145.7 | |
| Largeur | 1600 | 63 | |
| Hauteur | 980 | 38.6 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 530 kg | 1168 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Porsche | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 85 × 66 mm
3.35 × 2.6 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.29 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (net) |
135 PS (133 bhp) (99 kW) à 7200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (net) |
145 Nm (107 ft·lb) (14.8 kgm) à 5900 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (net) |
66.2 kW/litre 90 ps/litre 88.8 bhp/litre 1.45 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
96.8 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter sec | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 Weber 40 IDM carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1216.4 kPa (176.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Air | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 374.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 254.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 187.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 250.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.34 kg/kW 8.93 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.TB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.TB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 5.00-16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 5.00-16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.96 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.43 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 1309 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Porsche 550 A 1500 RS Spyder added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-07-24. |
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