The Arnolt-Bristol is an automobile from Arnolt, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Bertone-styled 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Arnolt Arnolt-Bristol's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 174 N·m (128 lb·ft/17.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 930 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2445 mm | 96.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Length | 4260 mm | 167.7 inches | |
| Width | 1676 mm | 66 inches | |
| Height | 1327 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 930 kg | 2050 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.5 litres | 15.5 [18.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Bristol | ||
| Engine code | BS1 Mk 2 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1971 cc (120.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66 × 96 mm
2.6 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
134 PS (132 bhp) (98 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
174 Nm (128 ft·lb) (17.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
49.9 kW/litre 67.9 ps/litre 67 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
88.28 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1109.4 kPa (160.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 328.5 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 143.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.45 kg/kW 15.78 lb/bhp |
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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 | I.TL. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50-16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50-16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49511 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Arnolt Arnolt-Bristol (1959) added 1998-01-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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