The Daimler 2½ Litre Consort Saloon is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features side valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 70 bhp (71 PS/52 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 158.4 N·m (117 lb·ft/16.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed Wilson Preselect gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1588 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4623 mm | 182 inches | |
| Width | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Height | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1588 kg | 3501 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daimler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2527 cc (154.207 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 69.66 × 110.49 mm
2.74 × 4.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 71 PS (70 bhp) (52 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 158.4 Nm (117 ft·lb) (16.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 20.7 kW/litre 28.1 ps/litre 27.7 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
62.68 Nm/litre
0.76 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 SU carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 787.7 kPa (114.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 421.17 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 44.69 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 32.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 44.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.42 kg/kW 50.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00 x 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00 x 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed Wilson | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.30 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 336226 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1950 Daimler 2½ Litre Consort Saloon added 2013-05-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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