Fairthorpe Rockette is an automobile that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Fairthorpe Rockette's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 126 N·m (93 lb·ft/12.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Having a stated kerb weight of 711 kg, the Fairthorpe Rockette manages to cover the 0-60 mph sprint in 13.7 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 18.9 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 159 km/h, which is 99 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2235 | 88 | |
| Voies AV | 1219 | 48 | |
| Voies AR | 1219 | 48 | |
| Longueur | 3734 | 147 | |
| Largeur | 1473 | 58 | |
| Hauteur | 1168 | 46 | |
| Garde au sol | 178 | 7 | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 711 kg | 1567 | |
| 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 | Triumph | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1596 cc (97.394 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 66.7 × 76 mm
2.63 × 2.99 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.88 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (Net) |
73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) à 5600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (Net) |
126 Nm (93 ft·lb) (12.8 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (Net) |
33.6 kW/litre 45.7 ps/litre 45.1 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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(Net) |
78.95 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8.75:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 992.1 kPa (143.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 266 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 9.2 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 13.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 18.9 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 159 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.24 kg/kW 22.12 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | 7.30 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.11 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 51579 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 16.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Fairthorpe Rockette added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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