The Electron Minor is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet automobile with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Fairthorpe.
The Fairthorpe Electron Minor's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 0.9 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 38 bhp (38.5 PS/28.3 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 66 N·m (49 lb·ft/6.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual 'box.
It weighs a quoted 508 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 121 km/h or 75 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2057 | 81 | |
| Vía delantera | 1245 | 49 | |
| Vía trasera | 1232 | 48.5 | |
| Longitud | 3353 | 132 | |
| Ancho | 1473 | 58 | |
| Altura | 1170 | 46.1 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 178 | 7 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.63 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 508 kg | 1120 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMC | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 0.9 litre 948 cc (57.851 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 63 × 76 mm
2.48 × 2.99 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 0.83 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 8 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (Gross) |
38.5 PS (38 bhp) (28.3 kW) a 5000 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (Gross) |
66 Nm (49 ft·lb) (6.7 kgm) a 2800 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (Gross) |
29.9 kW/litre 40.6 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
69.62 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 8.25:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 SU carbs | ||
| 874.9 kPa (126.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 237 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 16.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 121 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.84 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.93 kg/kW 29.95 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 | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 8.20 m | ||
| Suspensión delantera | I.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | LA.CS. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | |||
| Neumáticos detrás | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 4.55 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47146 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Fairthorpe Electron Minor added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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