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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3070 | 120.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1400 | 55.1 | |
| Lengte | 4970 | 195.7 | |
| Breedte | 1770 | 69.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1550 | 61 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.62 | |||
| Gewicht | 900 kg | 1984 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.29 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | |||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.3 litre 2299 cc (140.294 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 66 × 84 mm
2.6 × 3.31 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.79 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) bij 4200 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 177 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18 kgm) bij 2600 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 7:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Zenith EEI 30 carburettor | ||
| 967.5 kPa (140.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 287.38 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | front wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | |||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.82 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.78 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125246 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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