The Fairthorpe TX-S 1500 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Fairthorpe TX-S 1500's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 71 bhp (72 PS/53 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 111 N·m (82 lb·ft/11.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a stated 685 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 169 km/h (105 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2110 | 83.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1260 | 49.6 | |
| Voies AR | 1260 | 49.6 | |
| Longueur | 3720 | 146.5 | |
| Largeur | 1470 | 57.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1130 | 44.5 | |
| Garde au sol | 127 | 5 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 685 kg | 1510 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 44 litres | 9.7 [11.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | |||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.5 litre 1493 cc (91.108 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 73.7 × 87.5 mm
2.9 × 3.44 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.84 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAE) |
72 PS (71 bhp) (53 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAE) |
111 Nm (82 ft·lb) (11.3 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.2 ps/litre 47.6 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE) |
74.35 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 934.3 kPa (135.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 373.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 169 km/h (105 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 103.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.94 kg/kW 21.61 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 7.70 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.W.TL.LowTrailLi. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 1676 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.89 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 46805 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 13.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Fairthorpe TX-S 1500 added 1996-05-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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