This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine delivering power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 177 N·m (131 lb·ft/18 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Claveau Descartes weighs a stated 900 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3070 | 120.9 | |
| Voies AV | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Longueur | 4970 | 195.7 | |
| Largeur | 1770 | 69.7 | |
| Hauteur | 1550 | 61 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.62 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 900 kg | 1984 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.29 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | |||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.3 litre 2299 cc (140.294 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 66 × 84 mm
2.6 × 3.31 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.79 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) à 4200 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 177 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18 kgm) à 2600 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 27.2 kW/litre 37 ps/litre 36.5 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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76.99 Nm/litre
0.93 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 7:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Zenith EEI 30 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 967.5 kPa (140.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 287.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.37 kg/kW 24 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | front wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I. | ||
| Suspension AR | I. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | |||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.82 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.78 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125246 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1946 Claveau Descartes added 2004-12-20. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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