This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft supercharged engine has 5 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.2 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 518 bhp (525 PS/386 kW) at 6800 rpm and 600 Nm (443 lbft/61.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1390 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 322 km/h (200 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 | 2725 mm | 107.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Length | 4628 mm | 182.2 inches | |
| Width | 1953 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Height | 1202 mm | 47.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged 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 | 525 PS (518 bhp) (386 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 600 Nm (443 ft·lb) (61.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 92.6 kW/litre 125.9 ps/litre 124.2 bhp/litre 2.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
143.82 Nm/litre
1.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1807.2 kPa (262.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 322 km/h (200 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 377.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 PS/kg 277.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 kW/kg 372.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.37 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.6 kg/kW 6.01 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10.0J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 332 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 461274 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Spyker C8 Preliator added 2016-03-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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