Alvis 16.95 Silver Crest is a car that has a 4 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 68 bhp (69 PS/51 kW) of power at 3800 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Alvis 16.95 Silver Crest weighs a stated 1524 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 115 km/h, which is 71 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4699 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1524 kg | 3360 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alvis | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2362 cc (144.138 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 67.5 × 110 mm
2.66 × 4.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.61 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 69 PS (68 bhp) (51 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 21.5 kW/litre 29.2 ps/litre 28.8 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 393.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 15.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 23 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 115 km/h (71 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 45.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 33.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 44.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.05 kg/kW 50.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 5.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 14168 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Alvis 16.95 Silver Crest added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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