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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2083 | 82 | |
| Voies AV | 1219 | 48 | |
| Voies AR | 1219 | 48 | |
| Longueur | 3658 | 144 | |
| Largeur | 1525 | 60 | |
| Hauteur | 1168 | 46 | |
| Garde au sol | 191 | 7.5 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 542 kg | 1195 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Coventry-Climax | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.1 litre 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 72.4 × 66.7 mm
2.85 × 2.63 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.09 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (Gross) |
84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) à 6800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (Gross) |
98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) à 4750 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1121.6 kPa (162.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 274.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 14 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.8 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 1819 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.40 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47135 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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