Praga Alfa 6 Serie XVIII – 1931
Marca : Praga Hostivař a.s.
Modello : Alfa 6
Versione : Serie XVIII
Anno : 1931
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Motore N. : —
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Motore : 6 cilindri in linea
Cilindrata : 1.496 cc
Distribuzione : SV
Valvole Cilindro : 2
Alimentazione : 2 carb. Zenith
Potenza : 28 CV a 3.000 giri/min
Top speed Km/h : 75
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The first Alfa with a six-cylinder engine was introduced in 1927. We owe this innovation to new constructional solutions provided by engineer Petránek. It was also Petránek who helped to transform Mignon to six-cylinder engine and Grand even to eight-cylinder engine. Previous four-cylinder variant of Alfa remained in production until 1928; after this year only the newer model remains in production with further enhancements and improvements.
During these years, Praga was facing capacity issues regarding their coachbuilding workshops and a fair share of chassis was therefore manufactured in other workshops.
All Praga automobile production stopped by 1947, but was restarted in 2011 when Praga constructed the R4S. It utilizes a 3.2 liter V8 based on the Suzuki Hayabusa engine and produces 530 BHP, with a total weight of only 88 kilograms. A feature on the R4S are the markings for camber and toe, which eliminates the need of advanced tools, with a specific amount of “clicks” representing a certain degree of camber or toe.
