The Aston Martin 1½ Litre Le Mans is a rear wheel drive road car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 2 door tourer body.
The power is produced by a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 4750 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 965 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 137 km/h (85 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2/4 seater tourer | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2591 mm | 102 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 3861 mm | 152 inches | |
| Width | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.49 | ||
| Kerb weight | 965 kg | 2127 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 | Aston Martin | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.3 × 99 mm
2.73 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 35 kW/litre 47.5 ps/litre 46.9 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 18.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 24.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 137 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.49 kg/kW 30.88 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 4.50 x 21 | ||
| Tyres rear | 4.50 x 21 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.25 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 176528 | ||
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| RAC rating | 11.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1932 Aston Martin 1½ Litre Le Mans added 2008-05-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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