This vehicle has a 3 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Porsche 924 Turbo is one of the 931 range of cars from Porsche.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
The stated kerb weight is 1180 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 225 km/h, which equates to 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Length | 4210 mm | 165.7 inches | |
| Width | 1656 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1180 kg | 2601 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.5 × 84.4 mm
3.41 × 3.32 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
63.1 kW/litre 85.9 ps/litre 84.7 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
123.49 Nm/litre
1.49 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1551.8 kPa (225.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 KKK turbo | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7 s | ||
| 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 144.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.42 kg/kW 15.73 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.TB.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22935 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 931 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Porsche 924 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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