This car has a 2 door roadster type body with a rear located engine supplying 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 108 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 129 N·m (95 lb·ft/13.2 kgm) at 5300 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 685 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h or 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2100 mm | 82.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1290 mm | 50.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Length | 3600 mm | 141.7 inches | |
| Width | 1550 mm | 61 inches | |
| Height | 1015 mm | 40 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 685 kg | 1510 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Porsche | ||
| Engine code | 547/1 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 66 mm
3.35 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 129 Nm (95 ft·lb) (13.2 kgm) at 5300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.8 kW/litre 73.1 ps/litre 72.1 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.11 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex 40 PII carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1082.2 kPa (157 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 374.5 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 | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.51 kg/kW 14.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 3.50D x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3.50D x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.00-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.00-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71247 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Porsche 550 A 1500 RS Spyder added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-07-24. |
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