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Fiat 8V Rapi Series 1  

1953, Italy

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
53: V8/16V 8.5:1 1996cc.(122ci)

115-hp

@6000rpm

57.6 hp/l 2bbl 107lb-ft. (145Nm)

@4600rpm

53: V8/16V ?:1 1996cc.(122ci)

127-hp

@6600rpm

63.6 hp/l 2bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.0l115hp: 193kph/120mph 9.3s 12.6s 35.0s ?s

21.5s@?mph/?kph

16.6-18.8 l/100km12.5-14.2 mpg
2.0l127hp: 207kph/129mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

17.0-19.5 l/100km12.1-13.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 165x400
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4040 x 1570 x 1290 mm (159.1 x 61.8 x 50.8 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2400 mm - 1290/1290 mm (94.5 in - 50.8/50.8 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.34 m² (68.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.67 m² (~18.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.18 m³ (289.1 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 970 - 990 kg (2138 - 2183 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 7.8 - 8.4 kg/hp (17.2 - 18.6 lb/hp) 119 - 128 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 2,850,000 Lire  
production: 114 (all 8V 1952-1954)

   

The car was launched in 1952 as a racecar. It was at his time a very modern car,
and a alternative to the expensive Ferrari and Maserati.

Pictures taken at the "Classic Days at Schloss Dyck 2009" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
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