The Daimler One-O-Four is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Daimler One-O-Four's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.5 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 137 bhp (139 PS/102 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 259 N·m (191 lb·ft/26.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed preselector gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1880 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 161 km/h, which is 100 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 | 2896 mm | 114 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4978 mm | 196 inches | |
| Width | 1791 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1880 kg | 4145 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 81.8 litres | 18 [21.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daimler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3468 cc (211.63 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 107.95 mm
3.25 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
139 PS (137 bhp) (102 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
259 Nm (191 ft·lb) (26.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
29.5 kW/litre 40.1 ps/litre 39.5 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
74.68 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 938.5 kPa (136.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | 12.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 21 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.4 kg/kW 30.74 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 | |||
| 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 | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48609 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Daimler One-O-Four added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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