Sauber C4

{{Short description|Racing car}} {{Infobox racing car | Car_name = Sauber C4<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/5514/Sauber-C4-Cosworth.html|title=1975 Sauber C4 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information|website=Ultimatecarpage.com|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2021-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615134310/https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/5514/Sauber-C4-Cosworth.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z17829/sauber-c4.aspx|title=1975 Sauber C4|website=conceptcarz.com|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2018-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210025845/https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z17829/sauber-c4.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hyde1841.blogspot.com/2020/12/1975-sauber-c4.html|title=Ferraris and Other Things: 1975 Sauber C4|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200805/http://hyde1841.blogspot.com/2020/12/1975-sauber-c4.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | Constructor = [[Sauber]] | Predecessor = [[Sauber C3]] | Successor = [[Sauber C5]] | Designer = [[Peter Sauber]]<br>Guy Boisson | Chassis = [[Aluminum]] [[Monocoque]] covered in [[fiberglass]] panel body | Engine name = [[Cosworth BDG]], {{cvt|2.0|L|cuin|1}}, [[Straight-four engine|L4]], [[DOHC]], [[Naturally-aspirated engine|NA]] | Power = {{cvt|275|hp|kW|0}} | Gearbox name = [[Hewland]] FGA 400 5-speed [[manual transmission|manual]] | Front suspension = [[Wishbone suspension|Double wishbones]], [[Coil spring]]s over [[Shock absorber|Dampers]], [[Anti-roll bar]] | Rear suspension = [[Suspension link|Twin lower links]], [[Suspension link|Single top links]], [[Trailing-arm suspension|twin trailing arms]], [[Coil spring]]s over [[Shock absorber|Dampers]], [[Anti-roll bar]] | Debut = 1973 | Wins = 1 | Podiums = 5 }} The '''Sauber C4''' was the fourth [[sports prototype]] racing car that Swiss [[Peter Sauber]] designed and developed. It was built in 1975. Sauber is becoming the official Audi factory Formula 1 team by 2026. It competed in the [[European 2-Litre Championship|European 2-Litre Sportscar Championship]], where it managed to score 1 win and 5 podium finishes. It was powered by the same [[naturally aspirated]] {{cvt|2.0|L|cuin}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth BDG]] [[Straight-four engine|four-cylinder engine]] as its [[Sauber C3|predecessor]], developing {{cvt|275|hp|kW}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22|title=Peter Sauber: Vom C1 zum C22|website=Handelszeitung|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2020-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716205537/https://www.handelszeitung.ch/unternehmen/peter-sauber-vom-c1-zum-c22|url-status=live|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/|title=History and Heritage|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2022-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412022038/https://www.sauber-group.com/corporate/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/|title=40 years of Sauber Motorsport|first=Racecar|last=Engineering|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200643/https://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/40-years-of-sauber-motorsport/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/|title=Sauber's half centenary|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331063632/https://www.historicracingtechnology.com/2020/05/saubers-half-centenary/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&dq=sauber+c1&pg=PT183|title=The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1|date=September 3, 2015|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=9781472110527 |via=Google Books|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200642/https://books.google.com/books?id=3udeBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183&lpg=PT183&dq=sauber+c1&source=bl&ots=UTtWfqT6IL&sig=ACfU3U3jRQY9cfuNLoF-O3EVTO7CyLRjZg&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=sauber+c1&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630|title=Peter Sauber biography|website=historicracing.com|access-date=2022-06-17|archive-date=2022-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200655/https://www.historicracing.com/driverDetail.cfm?driverID=7630|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/|title=Peter Sauber Interview On 50 Years In Motorsport|first=Kunal|last=Shah|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625024621/https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/peter-sauber-50-years-motorsport/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C4.html |title=Sauber C4 - Racing Sports Cars |access-date=2022-06-17 |archive-date=2022-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618200805/https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/Sauber/C4.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

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