The 32 hp Saloon is a motor vehicle from Alvis, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Vanden Plas-penned 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Alvis 32 hp Saloon's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.4 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1750 kg.
The Alvis 32 hp Saloon is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 148 km/h (92 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Vanden Plas | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4851 mm | 191 inches | |
| Width | 1753 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1750 kg | 3858 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 77.3 litres | 17 [20.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alvis | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4387 cc (267.711 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 110 mm
3.62 × 4.33 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 731.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 15.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 148 km/h (92 mph) | ||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50 x 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50 x 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 136653 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Alvis 32 hp Saloon (1937) added 2005-12-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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