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Bugatti Type 55 roadster 

1932-1935, France

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
32-35: i8/16V ?:1 2261cc.(138ci)

160-hp

@5000rpm

70.8 hp/l 1x1bbl+sc ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.3l160hp: 182kph/113mph ?s 13.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 29 x 5
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3650 x 1500 x ? mm (143.7 x 59.1 x ? in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2750 mm - 1250/1250 mm (108.3 in - 49.2/49.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.47 m² (59.0 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ? m² (? sq.ft.) - LxWxH: ? m³ (? cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1150 - 1200 kg (2535 - 2646 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 7.2 - 7.5 kg/hp (15.8 - 16.5 lb/hp) 133 - 139 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 38

   

The Bugatti Type 55 (designed by Jean Bugatti) was the successor to the Type 43.
The engine was a detuned version of the engine of the Grand-Prix-racecar Type 51
chassis no. 55.208

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2008" in Essen, Germany.
 
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