Swift DB2
| Category | Sports 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Constructor | Swift Engineering | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Swift DB1 | ||||||||||||||
| Successor | Swift DB3 | ||||||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fiber monocoque covered in fiberglass body | ||||||||||||||
| Suspension | Steel wishbones, push-rod-actuated coil springs over shock absorbers | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 3,021 millimetres (118.9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 1,861 millimetres (73.3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 686 millimetres (27 in) (Without Roll Cage) 762 millimetres (30 in) (With Roll Cage) | ||||||||||||||
| Axle track | 1,750 millimetres (68.9 in) (Front) 1,728 millimetres (68.0 in) (Rear) | ||||||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,226 millimetres (87.6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Engine | EAO 2,000 cc (122.0 cu in) L4 mid-engined | ||||||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland Mk.8/Mk.9 4-speed manual | ||||||||||||||
| Power | 145 metric horsepower (143.0 hp; 106.6 kW) @ 6,000 rpm 160 newton-metres (118.0 lb⋅ft) @ 3,500 rpm | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 1,280–1,390 lb (580.6–630.5 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||||||
| Debut | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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The Swift DB2 is a purpose-built 2-liter prototype, designed, developed and built by American company Swift Engineering, for Sports 2000 racing, in 1985. As per the rules and regulations, it is powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0 L (120 cu in) EAO four-cylinder engine, derived from the Ford Pinto, producing a respectable 143 hp (107 kW). This drives the rear wheels through a Hewland Mk.8 four-speed manual transmission. It is also very light, weighing only 1,310 lb (590 kg).