The Alvis 4.3 Litre is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 4.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 137 bhp (139 PS/102 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
Quoted kerb weight is 1753 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3150 mm | 124 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 | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1753 kg | 3865 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 86.4 litres | 19 [22.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alvis | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 139 PS (137 bhp) (102 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 23.3 kW/litre 31.7 ps/litre 31.2 bhp/litre 0.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 3 SU carbs | ||
| 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) | |||
| 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 79.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.15 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.16 kg/kW 28.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| 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 | 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 | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 52558 | ||
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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 4.3 Litre added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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