The Daimler SP 250 'Dart' is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.5 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 137 bhp (139 PS/102 kW) at 5800 rpm and 210 Nm (155 lbft/21.4 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 940 kg.
The Daimler SP 250 'Dart' is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2337 mm | 92 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 4077 mm | 160.5 inches | |
| Width | 1537 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Height | 1276 mm | 50.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 940 kg | 2072 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.6 litres | 12 [14.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Daimler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2548 cc (155.488 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 69.85 mm
3 × 2.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
139 PS (137 bhp) (102 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.5 ps/litre 53.8 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
82.42 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1035.7 kPa (150.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 318.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 147.77 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 108.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 145.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.2 kg/kW 15.37 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 ? | |||
| 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 | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2828 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48554 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Daimler SP 250 'Dart' added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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