This automobile has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 104 bhp (105 PS/78 kW) at 4000 rpm and 221 N·m (163 lb·ft/22.5 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1450 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2832 mm | 111.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Length | 4800 mm | 189 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1450 kg | 3197 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| 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 | 105 PS (104 bhp) (78 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 221 Nm (163 ft·lb) (22.5 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.9 kW/litre 35.2 ps/litre 34.7 bhp/litre 0.57 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) | |||
| 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 72.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.7 kg/kW 31.23 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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.W. | ||
| 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 | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 52382 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Alvis TC 21/100 Saloon added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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