Aluminum honeycomb monocoque covered in carbon fiber composite body
Suspension
Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Length
4,670 mm (183.9 in)
Width
1,920 mm (75.6 in)
Height
1,100 mm (43.3 in)
Axle track
1,480 mm (58.3 in) (front) 1,470 mm (57.9 in) (rear)
Wheelbase
2,670 mm (105.1 in)
Engine
Mazda/Buick/Ferrari/Ford-Cosworth 1.3–4.4 L (79.3–268.5 cu in) 2-rotor/V6/V8, naturally-aspirated, mid-engined
Transmission
Hewland DGB 5-speed manual
Power
330–465 hp (246–347 kW)
Weight
700 kg (1,543.2 lb)
Competition history
Wins
Podiums
7
21
Argo JM19-Buick IMSA GTP Lights car at the 1987 Miami Grand PrixJM19C at the 2022 Le Mans Classic
The Argo JM19, and its derivatives/evolutions, the Argo JM19C, and the Argo JM19D, are a series of IMSA GTP Lights/Group C2 sports prototype, designed, developed, and built by British constructor Argo Racing Cars, for the IMSA GT Championship, introduced in 1985.[2] Its use in sports car racing continued into the early 1990s. It won a total of 7 races, and scored a total of 21 podium finishes. It was powered by a number of different engines, including a Mazda 13B rotary engine, a Buick V6 turbo engine,[3] a Ferrari V8 engine, and even a Ford-Cosworth DFL V8 Formula One-derived engine.[4] It did, however, find most of its success when equipped with the Mazda-powered Wankel rotary engines.[5][6][7][8][9]
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^"Argo JM19 Buick". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^"Argo JM19C Cosworth". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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^"Argo JM19C". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^"Argo JM19D". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^"Argo JM19". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^"Argo JM19D Group C2". racecarsdirect.com. 3 July 2023.
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