Shelby Series 1 is a car that has a 2 door roadster body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that produces 320 bhp (324 PS/239 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1202 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2443 mm | 96.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Length | 4293 mm | 169 inches | |
| Width | 1943 mm | 76.5 inches | |
| Height | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1202 kg | 2650 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3995 cc (243.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
324 PS (320 bhp) (239 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
59.7 kW/litre 81.2 ps/litre 80.1 bhp/litre 1.31 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
98.37 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1236.2 kPa (179.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 269.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 198.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 266.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.04 kg/kW 8.41 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 | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 1.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86999 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 37.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Shelby Series 1 added 2001-09-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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