This car has a saloon type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 2.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder that produces 77 bhp (78 PS/57 kW) of power at 4250 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
The quoted kerb weight is 1780 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4851 mm | 191 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | 191 mm | 7.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alvis | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2762 cc (168.548 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 73 × 110 mm
2.87 × 4.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 78 PS (77 bhp) (57 kW) at 4250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 20.8 kW/litre 28.3 ps/litre 27.9 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5.85:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 460.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 43.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 32.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 43.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 31 kg/kW 51.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 14267 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1937 Alvis 19.82 Crested Eagle TJ added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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