@ Fangio Man: You're right, the front profile reminds me of a C2 and C3 Corvette Stingray, and if you'll notice, the hood looks like the stinger hood Chevrolet used to put on a lot of their big block muscle cars, but that's a Ford engine under it.
Iso Grifo IR8 (Mk II) specs
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1590 kg (3505 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 4.60 m (181 in) long, 1.77 m (70 in) wide, 1.23 m (48 in) high |
| Wheelbase | 2.50 m (98 in) |
| Introduced | 1972 |
| Origin country | Italy |
| Views | 6k |
| Submitted by | Mental |
General performance
| Top speed | 260 kph (162 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Ford Cleveland 351 90° V8, OHV, 16v |
| Displacement | 5.8 l (351 ci / 5752 cc) |
| Power | 330 ps (325 bhp / 242 kw) @ 5800 rpm |
| Torque | 475 Nm (350 lb-ft) @ 3800 rpm |
| Power / liter | 57 ps (57 hp) |
| Power / weight | 207 ps (204 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 299 Nm (220 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | ZF 5 speed mmanual |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Grifo IR8 competition
Shaggy 13y ago
@ Mental: I think I know why, GM got rid of their 327 C.I. Chevrolet V8 in 1969 and their 427 C.I. engine in 1970. The 327 had no replacement, the 427 was stroked to 454 Cubic inches. Iso still should have gone with Chevrolet engines, There were still the 302, 350, 396, 400, 402, and 454, all very powerful.
Mental 13y ago
This model was a fail. Why did they change GM 327/427 engines to heavy, less powerful Ford Cleveland? This was the last model produced by Iso before they went bankruptcy.
Top speed - 260 kph - http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=228569
