The Alvis TC 21/100 is a 2 door coupé style road car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Alvis TC 21/100 is an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) at 4000 rpm and 221 N·m (163 lb·ft/22.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1435 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 161 km/h (100 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2830 mm | 111.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1388 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Length | 4626 mm | 182.1 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1573 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1435 kg | 3164 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 2.14 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Alvis | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2993 cc (182.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 221 Nm (163 ft·lb) (22.5 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24.9 kW/litre 33.9 ps/litre 33.4 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.84 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 927.9 kPa (134.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 16.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 70.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 51.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 69.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.24 kg/kW 32.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | 2LS/LT-LH | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 52481 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Alvis TC 21/100 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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