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Panoz Esperante
The Esperante is a sports car made by Panoz Auto Development Company.
BODY & CHASSIS Layout: Front/mid-engine, rear wheel drive, luxury sport convertible Body: Hand assembled lightweight SPF aluminum. Chassis: Modular extruded aluminum , bolted and bonded to steel subframes
ENGINE /DRIVETRAIN Engine: Hand assembled DOHC, 32-valve, 90-degree, aluminum V8 Displacement: 4,601 cm³ Power: 320 hp (239 kW) @ 6,000 rpm Torque: 315 ft.lb (427 Nm) @ 4,750rpm Compression Ratio: 9.8:1 Bore by stroke: 3.55 by 3.54 in (90.2 by 90.0 mm) Fuel Injection : Sequential electronic Ignition: Distributorless, coil-on-plug Transmission: Tremec T45 5-speed manual Gear Ratios: 1st: 3.37:1 2nd: 1.99:1 3rd: 1.33:1 4th: 1.00:1 5th: 0.67:1
Rev: 3.22:1 Final: 3.27:1
Differential : Limited-slip type, 8.8 inch (224 mm) ring gear, aluminum case
SUSPENSION Front: Fully independent short-long arm (SLA) double wishsbone configuration with gas charged Penske coil-over shock absorbers and anti-roll bar Rear: Fully independent, double wishbone with horizontally opposed, pushrod-and-rocker activated Penske gas charged coil-over shock absorbers and anti-roll bar. Wheels: F: Aluminum BBS, 17 by 9 inches (431.5 by 228.4 mm)
R: Aluminum BBS, 17 by 9 inches (431.5 by 228.4 mm)
Tires: F: BF Goodrich P255/45ZR17
R: BF Goodrich P255/45ZR17
BRAKES Type: Four-wheel power assisted disc ABS: Electronic three channel, four sensor Front: Dual-piston caliper with high-pressure steel braided brake lines and 13 inch (330 mm) vented steel rotor Rear: Single-piston caliper with 11.7 inch (297 mm) vented steel rotor
STEERING Type Power assisted rack and pinion Turns lock-to-lock: 2.5 Ratio: 15:1
DIMENSIONS & CAPACITIES Seating Capacity: 2 Wheelbase: 106.0 in (2,713.1 mm) Track (f/r): 60.9/63.2 in (1,545.6/1580.0 mm) Overall Length: 176.3 in (4,474.5 mm) Overall Width: 73.2 in (1,857.9 mm) Overall Height: 53.4 in (1,355.9 mm) Ride Height: 5.0 in (126.9 mm) Curb Weight: 3200 lb (1,451 kg) Fuel Capacity: 15.7 US gal (59.7 L)
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