The DK 400 Limousine is an automobile from Daimler, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door limousine body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 4.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 167 bhp (169 PS/125 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed preselector gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 2032 kg.
The Daimler DK 400 Limousine is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 161 km/h which is 100 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater limousine | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3302 mm | 130 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 5512 mm | 217 inches | |
| Width | 1956 mm | 77 inches | |
| Height | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2032 kg | 4480 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90.9 litres | 20 [24] 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 | 4.6 litre 4617 cc (281.747 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 107.95 mm
3.75 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
169 PS (167 bhp) (125 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
27 kW/litre 36.7 ps/litre 36.2 bhp/litre 0.59 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
76.46 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 960.8 kPa (139.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 769.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.32 kg/kW 27.26 lb/bhp |
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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 | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.40 m | ||
| 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 | 2632 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed preselector | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48598 | ||
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| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Daimler DK 400 Limousine added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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