The Veritas RS III is a roadster with a mid mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 10 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) of power at 7750 rpm, and maximum torque of 520 N·m (384 lb·ft/53 kgm) at 6100 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1080 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 347 km/h, or 216 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2840 | 111.8 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 4990 | 196.5 | |
| Largeur | 1974 | 77.7 | |
| Hauteur | 974 | 38.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1080 kg | 2381 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 10 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 4999 cc (305.058 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 92 × 75.2 mm
3.62 × 2.96 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.22 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 40 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) à 7750 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 520 Nm (384 ft·lb) (53 kgm) à 6100 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 74.6 kW/litre 101.4 ps/litre 100 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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104.02 Nm/litre
1.26 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 12:1 | ||
| Carburant | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1307.2 kPa (189.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499.9 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 3.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 347 km/h (216 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 469.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.47 PS/kg 345.23 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 kW/kg 462.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.46 bhp/kg 0.21 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.9 kg/kW 4.84 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/30 x 20 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 325/25 x 20 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 380 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 355 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 504779 | ||
| Production total | 30 | ||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 52.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Veritas RS III added 2017-01-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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