The 3-Litre Coupé is a rear wheel drive coupé automobile with a front located engine, from Daimler.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) at 4400 rpm and 196 N·m (145 lb·ft/20 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed preselector with overdrive set of gears.
It weighs a quoted 1829 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4931 mm | 194.1 inches | |
| Width | 1791 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1829 kg | 4032 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daimler | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2952 cc (180.142 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 107.9 mm
3 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.3 kW/litre 34.3 ps/litre 33.9 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
66.4 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 834.4 kPa (121 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 492 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 55.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.53 kg/kW 40.97 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed preselector | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 5940 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Daimler 3-Litre Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-05-06. |
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