The Tuatara is a motor car from Shelby Super Cars, with rear wheel drive, a mid mounted engine and a Jason Castriota-designed 2 door coupé body style.
The 5.9 litre engine is a turbocharged, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 1750 bhp (1774 PS/1305 kW) of power. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
The Shelby Super Cars Tuatara weighs a claimed 1247 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 509 km/h, which is 316 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Jason Castriota | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2672 mm | 105.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1991 mm | 78.4 inches | |
| Height | 1092 mm | 43 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1247 kg | 2749 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.279 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nelson Racing Engines | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.9 litre 5900 cc (360.04 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.78 × 85.72 mm
4.13 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 1774 PS (1750 bhp) (1305 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 221.2 kW/litre 300.7 ps/litre 296.6 bhp/litre 4.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | 8800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 737.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | 509 km/h (316 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 1422.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 1.42 PS/kg 1046.49 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 1.05 kW/kg 1403.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 1.4 bhp/kg 0.63 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 0.96 kg/kW 1.6 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 245/35 YR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 345/30 YR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 557282 | ||
| Production total | 100 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Shelby Super Cars Tuatara added 2018-08-27. Last modified 2020-10-19. |
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