The Electrina is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) road car with a front mounted engine, from Fairthorpe.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 0.9 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) at 6000 rpm and 69 Nm (51 lbft/7 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 450 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2083 mm | 82 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3734 mm | 147 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 450 kg | 992 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 0.9 litre 948 cc (57.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 63 × 76 mm
2.48 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 69 Nm (51 ft·lb) (7 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.3 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.7 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
72.78 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 914.6 kPa (132.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 237 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 112.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 111.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.07 kg/kW 20.16 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47069 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Fairthorpe Electrina added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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