The Fairthorpe Electron is a roadster with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) at 6500 rpm and 101 N·m (74 lb·ft/10.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual set of gears.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 431 kg.
The Fairthorpe Electron is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 177 km/h (110 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2083 | 82 | |
| Vía delantera | 1219 | 48 | |
| Vía trasera | 1219 | 48 | |
| Longitud | 3226 | 127 | |
| Ancho | 1473 | 58 | |
| Altura | 1168 | 46 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.55 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 431 kg | 950 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Coventry-Climax | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 1.2 litre 1216 cc (74.205 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 76.2 × 66.65 mm
3 × 2.62 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.14 | ||
| Distribución | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 válvulas por cilindro 8 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) a 6500 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 101 Nm (74 ft·lb) (10.3 kgm) a 4000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 54 kW/litre 73.4 ps/litre 72.4 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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83.06 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 SU HS4 carburettors | ||
| 1043.8 kPa (151.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 304 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 207.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 152.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 204.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.57 kg/kW 10.97 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | |||
| Suspensión trasera | |||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 5.60 x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 4.11 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 322850 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Fairthorpe Electron added 2013-03-20. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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