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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2083 | 82 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1219 | 48 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1219 | 48 | |
| Lengte | 3658 | 144 | |
| Breedte | 1525 | 60 | |
| Hoogte | 1168 | 46 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 191 | 7.5 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Gewicht | 542 kg | 1195 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Coventry-Climax | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.1 litre 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 72.4 × 66.7 mm
2.85 × 2.63 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.09 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (Gross) |
84 PS (83 bhp) (62 kW) bij 6800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (Gross) |
98 Nm (72 ft·lb) (10 kgm) bij 4750 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.8:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 SU carbs | ||
| 1121.6 kPa (162.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 274.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 14 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.8 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| 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 | |||
| Draaicirkel | 9.80 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 1819 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.40 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47135 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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