Spyker C8 Laviolette is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body with a mid located engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 5 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 444 bhp (450 PS/331 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 480 N·m (354 lb·ft/48.9 kgm).
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1070 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 300 km/h or 186 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4050 mm | 159.4 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1070 kg | 2359 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 450 PS (444 bhp) (331 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 480 Nm (354 ft·lb) (48.9 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 79.4 kW/litre 107.9 ps/litre 106.4 bhp/litre 1.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
115.05 Nm/litre
1.39 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1445.8 kPa (209.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 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 | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 420.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.42 PS/kg 309.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 kW/kg 414.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.41 bhp/kg 0.19 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.23 kg/kW 5.4 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 | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 88341 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Spyker C8 Laviolette added 2001-10-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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