The F1 is an automobile from Weber Sportscars, with all wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 7 litre supercharged dry-sumped 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 888 bhp (900 PS/662 kW) at 7000 rpm and 1050 N·m (774 lb·ft/107.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed semi-automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1100 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 420 km/h (261 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2900 mm | 114.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 2040 mm | 80.3 inches | |
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LS7 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7011 cc (427.837 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 104.8 × 101.6 mm
4.13 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 900 PS (888 bhp) (662 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1050 Nm (774 ft·lb) (107.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 94.4 kW/litre 128.4 ps/litre 126.7 bhp/litre 2.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
149.76 Nm/litre
1.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Weber Sportscars fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1882 kPa (273 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 876.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 2 Weber Sportscars superchargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 2.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 420 km/h (261 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 818.49 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.82 PS/kg 601.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.6 kW/kg 807.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.81 bhp/kg 0.36 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 1.66 kg/kW 2.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 0:100 to 36:64 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.U&LW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.U&LW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 10J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 13J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 285/25 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 325/25 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed semi-automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 176363 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Weber Sportscars F1 added 2008-05-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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