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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2057 | 81 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1245 | 49 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1232 | 48.5 | |
| Lengte | 3353 | 132 | |
| Breedte | 1473 | 58 | |
| Hoogte | 1170 | 46.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 178 | 7 | |
| 1.63 | |||
| Gewicht | 508 kg | 1120 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMC | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 0.9 litre 948 cc (57.851 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 63 × 76 mm
2.48 × 2.99 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.83 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (Gross) |
38.5 PS (38 bhp) (28.3 kW) bij 5000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (Gross) |
66 Nm (49 ft·lb) (6.7 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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| Specific output (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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.25:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 SU carbs | ||
| 874.9 kPa (126.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 237 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 16.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 2.300 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 8.20 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.55 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47146 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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