The Borgward Hansa 1800 Sportcabriolet is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the motor positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 4000 rpm and 128 Nm (94 lbft/13.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The claimed kerb weight is 1115 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 145 km/h which is 90 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1250 mm | 49.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Length | 4165 mm | 164 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1115 kg | 2458 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Borgward | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1758 cc (107.28 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 92 mm
3.07 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 128 Nm (94 ft·lb) (13.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25 kW/litre 34 ps/litre 33.6 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.81 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 915 kPa (132.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 439.5 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 | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 53.65 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 52.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.34 kg/kW 42.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.90-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.90-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.75 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 392843 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Borgward Hansa 1800 Sportcabriolet added 2014-12-22. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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