Daimler 4½-Litre Straight 8 is an automobile that has a saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 3600 rpm.
Quoted kerb weight is 2388 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 116 km/h or 72 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3607 mm | 142 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5182 mm | 204 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2388 kg | 5265 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daimler | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4624 cc (282.174 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 115 mm
3.15 × 4.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 14.5 kW/litre 19.7 ps/litre 19.5 bhp/litre 0.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 20.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 23.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 116 km/h (72 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 38.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 28.1 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 37.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 35.58 kg/kW 59.43 lb/bhp |
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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 | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 49126 | ||
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| RAC rating | 31.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Daimler 4½-Litre Straight 8 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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