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Porsche 917/20 Coupe "Sau" (~sow)  

1971, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
71: V12/24V ?:1 4907cc.(299ci)

600DIN-hp

@8400rpm

122.3 hp/l FI 405lb-ft. (549Nm)

@6500rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
4.9l600hp: 360kph/224mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 10.5Jx15 / 17Jx15
transmission/drive wheel: 5-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3960 x 2216 x 926 mm (155.9 x 87.2 x 36.5 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2300 mm - 1526/1584 mm (90.6 in - 60.1/62.4 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.78 m² (94.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.69 m² (~18.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.13 m³ (287.2 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.387 - drag area: 0.655 m² / 7.06 sq.ft.
weight: 909 kg (2004 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 1.5 kg/hp (3.3 lb/hp) 660 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: ?

   

The 917 was based on the Porsche 908 and was built for the International Championship of Makes.
The 1970 Porsche 917 was developed from the 1969 917 and now dominating its competitors. In 1970
Porsche won for the first time the 24Hours of LeMans with it.
KH = Kurzheck (~short tail), LH = Langheck (~long tail).

Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Porsche Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Porsche Museum
 
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