Engineering:Sauber C4
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Short description: Racing car
| Constructor | Sauber | ||||
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| Predecessor | Sauber C3 | ||||
| Successor | Sauber C5 | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Aluminum Monocoque covered in Fiberglass panel body | ||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar | ||||
| Suspension (rear) | Twin lower links, Single top links, twin trailing arms, Coil springs over Dampers, Anti-roll bar | ||||
| Engine | Cosworth BDG, 2.0 L (122.0 cu in), L4, DOHC, NA | ||||
| Transmission | Hewland FGA 400 5-speed manual | ||||
| Power | 275 hp (205 kW) | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Debut | 1973 | ||||
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The Sauber C4 was the fourth sports prototype racing car that Swiss Peter Sauber designed and developed. It was built in 1975. It competed in the European 2-Litre Sportscar Championship, where it managed to score 1 win and 5 podium finishes. It was powered by the same naturally aspirated 2.0 L (120 cu in) Ford-Cosworth BDG four-cylinder engine as its predecessor, developing 275 hp (205 kW).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
References
- ↑ "1975 Sauber C4 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information". https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/5514/Sauber-C4-Cosworth.html.
- ↑ "1975 Sauber C4". https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z17829/sauber-c4.aspx.
- ↑ "Ferraris and Other Things: 1975 Sauber C4". December 21, 2020. http://hyde1841.blogspot.com/2020/12/1975-sauber-c4.html.
- ↑ "Peter Sauber: Vom C1 zum C22". https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22.
- ↑ "History and Heritage". https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/.
- ↑ Engineering, Racecar (July 19, 2010). "40 years of Sauber Motorsport". https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/.
- ↑ "Sauber's half centenary". May 11, 2020. https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/.
- ↑ The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1. Little, Brown Book Group. September 3, 2015. ISBN 9781472110527. https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&dq=sauber+c1&pg=PT183. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ↑ "Peter Sauber biography". https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630.
- ↑ Shah, Kunal (June 29, 2020). "Peter Sauber Interview On 50 Years In Motorsport". https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/.
- ↑ "Sauber C4 - Racing Sports Cars". https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C4.html.
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