The 2½ Litre Special Sports is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet road car with a front located engine, sold by Daimler.
The Daimler 2½ Litre Special Sports's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, side valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) of power at 4200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed Wilson Preselect gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1664 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+1 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4737 mm | 186.5 inches | |
| Width | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Height | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1664 kg | 3668 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 | ||
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| 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 | 86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 25.1 kW/litre 34.1 ps/litre 33.6 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
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| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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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 51.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 38.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 51.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 26.25 kg/kW 43.85 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed Wilson | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 336182 | ||
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| RAC rating | 18.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1950 Daimler 2½ Litre Special Sports added 2013-05-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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