Two-door 2+2 convertible |
Steel platform chassis with handcrafted aluminium alloy body panels |
Side-impact protection in doors |
Front airdam, bumpers and side sills in GRP |
Hydraulically-operated roof with electric latching |
Full Connolly hand-crafted leather interior |
Burr walnut veneer set to facia, console and door trims. Optional elm and maple veneers |
Alcantara headlining, Mohair hood with heated glass rear screen |
Leather-trimmed Wilton Firth carpets, lambswool floor rugs at additional cost |
Electrically-operated and heated front seats |
CFC-free automatic climate control system with replaceable pollen filters |
Leather steering wheel with driver airbag |
Alpine radio cassette four-speaker audio system with six-disc CD autochanger hidden in the dash |
Optional flip-out screen Alpine sat-nav |
WASO alarm system, Passive Anti-Theft (PATs) engine immobiliser system |
Heated and electrically-operated rear view door mirrors |
Electronic cruise control |
Front-mounted all-alloy 90° V8, 5,340 cc; four valves per cylinder, twin overhead camshafts per bank. Engine number prefix 97/ |
Bore 100 mm. Stroke 85 mm. Compression ratio 9.75:1 |
Weber/Marelli Alpha Plus engine management system, fully sequential system with closed loop Lambda control and on-board diagnostic system (OBDI). Exhaust emissions controlled by two, three-way, catalysts with Lambda sensors |
Maximum power: 349 bhp @ 6,000 rpm |
Maximum torque: 369 lb.ft @ 4,300 rpm |
Chrysler TorqueFlite four-speed automatic with ‘sport’ and ‘touring’ model |
Final drive: Salisbury hypoid bevel with Powr-Lok limited slip differential |
Final drive ratio: 4.09:1 |
Power-assisted rack and pinion, 2.45 turns lock to lock. Turning circle between curbs of about 14.3 metres |
Column tilt adjustment |
OZ 6 spoke, 8.5J x 18" one-piece cast light alloy wheels |
Pirelli P Zero 255/50 ZR18 tyres |
No spare wheel fitted but tyre inflation aerosols supplied |
Front: independent double-wishbone incorporating anti-dive geometry. Coil springs with mono-tube dampers and an anti-roll bar |
Rear: De Dion unit located fore and aft by parallel radius arms and transversely by Watts linkage. Linear helical coil springs, damper units and spring assisters |
Front: ventilated steel discs, 362 mm diameter with AP Racing four-pot aluminium calipers |
Rear: outboard ventilated steel discs, 285 mm diameter with sliding aluminium calipers |
Vacuum servo-assisted tandem master cylinder with Bosch four-channel anti-lock braking system |
Length: 4,945 mm |
Width: 1,918 mm |
Height: 1,380 mm |
Kerb weight: 2050 kg |
Wheelbase: 2,811 mm |
Front track: 1,578 mm |
Rear track: 1,582 mm |
Boot volume: 240 litres |
Fuel tank capacity: 118 litres |
Maximum speed: 150 mph |
Acceleration: 0-60 mph 6.5 seconds |
Acceleration: 0-100 mph 14 seconds |
Sept 1997: £169,500 |