The Ultimate Aero is a rear wheel drive coupé car with a mid mounted engine, from Shelby Super Cars.
It's powered courtesy of a supercharged engine of 6.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 1046 bhp (1061 PS/780 kW) of power at 6950 rpm, and maximum torque of 1113 N·m (821 lb·ft/113.5 kgm) at 6200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1197 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2672 mm | 105.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4475 mm | 176.2 inches | |
| Width | 2101 mm | 82.7 inches | |
| Height | 1092 mm | 43 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 89 mm | 3.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1197 kg | 2639 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.357 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.77 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6349 cc (387.44 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.8 × 92 mm
4.13 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 1061 PS (1046 bhp) (780 kW) at 6950 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1113 Nm (821 ft·lb) (113.5 kgm) at 6200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 122.9 kW/litre 167 ps/litre 164.8 bhp/litre 2.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.3 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.98:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2202.9 kPa (319.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 793.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 886 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.89 PS/kg 651.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.65 kW/kg 873.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.87 bhp/kg 0.39 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 1.53 kg/kW 2.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12.5 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 235/35 YR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 335/30 YR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 134398 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Shelby Super Cars Ultimate Aero added 2005-11-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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