The Fairthorpe Electron Mk II is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door roadster bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 1.1 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 83 bhp (84 PS/62 kW) at 6800 rpm and 98 N·m (72 lb·ft/10 kgm) at 4750 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 542 kg.
Top stated speed is 161 km/h or 100 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2083 | 82 | |
| Vía delantera | 1219 | 48 | |
| Vía trasera | 1219 | 48 | |
| Longitud | 3658 | 144 | |
| Ancho | 1525 | 60 | |
| Altura | 1168 | 46 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 191 | 7.5 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.76 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 542 kg | 1195 | |
| 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 | Coventry-Climax | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 1.1 litre 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 72.4 × 66.7 mm
2.85 × 2.63 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.09 | ||
| Distribución | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 válvulas por cilindro 8 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (Gross) |
84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) a 6800 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (Gross) |
98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) a 4750 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (Gross) |
56.4 kW/litre 76.6 ps/litre 75.6 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
89.25 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 9.8:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 SU carbs | ||
| 1121.6 kPa (162.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 274.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 14 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.8 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.76 kg/kW 14.63 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 | 9.80 m | ||
| Suspensión delantera | I.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.CS. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | |||
| Neumáticos detrás | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1819 cm2 | ||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 4.40 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47135 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 13.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Fairthorpe Electron Mk II added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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