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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2100 | 82.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1290 | 50.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1250 | 49.2 | |
| Lengte | 3600 | 141.7 | |
| Breedte | 1550 | 61 | |
| Hoogte | 1015 | 40 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 150 | 5.9 | |
| 1.71 | |||
| Gewicht | 685 kg | 1510 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Porsche | ||
| Motor nummer | 547/1 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.5 litre 1498 cc (91.414 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 85 × 66 mm
3.35 × 2.6 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.29 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 110 PS (108 bhp) (81 kW) bij 6200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 129 Nm (95 ft·lb) (13.2 kgm) bij 5300 t/min |
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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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86.11 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Droog carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 Solex 40 PII carburettors | ||
| 1082.2 kPa (157 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Air | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 374.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | rear | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.TB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.TB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 3.50D x 16 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 3.50D x 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 5.00-16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 5.00-16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 380 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.82 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.38 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 71247 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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