This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 5.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder that develops 295 bhp (299 PS/220 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 434 N·m (320 lb·ft/44.3 kgm) at 3250 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 1930 kg, the Daimler Double Six can dispense with the 0-60 mph dash in 8.7 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 16.2 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 241 km/h, which is 150 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2865 mm | 112.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Length | 4945 mm | 194.7 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1930 kg | 4255 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.44 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Jaguar | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5344 cc (326.111 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 70 mm
3.54 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 299 PS (295 bhp) (220 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 434 Nm (320 ft·lb) (44.3 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 41.2 kW/litre 56 ps/litre 55.2 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
81.21 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 12.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lu-Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1020.5 kPa (148 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.77 kg/kW 14.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TvA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48466 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 60.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Daimler Double Six added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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