Allard Gran Turismo

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Gran Turismo
Production period: 1957-1960
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
3.4 liters (154 kW)
Length: 4115 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height:
Wheelbase : 2438 mm
Empty weight : 1067 kg

The Allard Gran Turismo is a two-door sports coupé that the British company Allard built from 1957 to 1960.

Like the contemporary 72XK Palm Beach, the car had the twin-camshaft six-cylinder engine of the Jaguar XK 140 with 3442 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 83 mm × 106 mm), which was 1: 8 compressed. With two SU carburetors, however, it achieved 210 bhp (154 kW) at 5750 rpm in the Gran Turismo. The car reached a top speed of 192 km / h.

The front wheels were individually suspended and had torsion bar suspension. The rigid rear axle was provided with coil springs. The wheelbase was 2438 mm, the front / rear track 1321 mm.

Together with the 72XK Palm Beach, the Gran Turismo was the last Allard model to be built in the UK.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895-1975 . Veloce Publishing, Dorchester 1997. ISBN 1-874105-93-6 . Pp. 31-32