Iso Rivolta IR 300

The Iso Rivolta 300 is a luxury coupe in 1962 developed the Iso SpA Automotoveicoli in Bresso, a suburb of Milan. Intention of the entrepreneur Renzo Rivolta was to create along with the former Ferrari engineer Giotto Bizzarrini a Gran Turismo car in the original sense of the word ( " big trip "). For racing but Iso Rivolta the 300 was not as " GT" (Gran Turismo ), but homologated touring car.

Between 1962 and 1970 792 Bertone coupes were built, where the term between GT coupe, IR 300/340 or only Iso - Rivolta varied. 1968 Iso Rivolta GT coupe cost a DM 41 855 or 44.900 SFr.

According to the will of its designers, the carriage by a powerful engine, a high-quality chassis and an elegant body ought to be distinguished.

Engine and transmission

Engine and transmission Iso Rivolta of the 300 are not own designs, but large-scale aggregates of General Motors or Borg Warner. The V8 - cylinder with 5.4 liter displacement corresponds to the Chevrolet Corvette. The four-speed gearbox is fully synchronized and is switched with a center crank.

Landing gear

The front wheels of the Iso Rivolta 300 are suspended from twin, different length wishbones with anti-roll bar. Back the car has a De Dion axle with Watts link ( for precise lateral guidance of the axis) and double trailing arms. Front and rear suspensions have coil springs and telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers. The steering system ( recirculating ball steering system ) is five turns lock -to-lock ( turning circle 12.5 m) unusual indirectly. With a time lag of 7 ° 30 ', on the other hand, the Iso Rivolta straight run of 300 at speeds exceeding 200 km / h very good.

Body

The Simple yet luxurious body was at Bertone, a coupe with a wheelbase of 270 cm, offering four to five people enough space. The interior is equipped against surcharge with cowhide. The arrangement of the steering wheel, gear lever, switches and pedals is exemplary, with the distance from brake to accelerator was chosen in such a way that can be easily switched back to " declutch ".

Specifications (1964 )

Note: The technical data and prices differ depending on the source.

Competitors

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