The Fairthorpe TX-S 2000 is a 2 door coupé style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 127 bhp (129 PS/95 kW) at 5700 rpm and 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 736 kg at the kerb.
The Fairthorpe TX-S 2000 is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h (118 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2110 mm | 83.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Length | 3720 mm | 146.5 inches | |
| Width | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Height | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 736 kg | 1623 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 44 litres | 9.7 [11.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.3 × 78 mm
3.56 × 3.07 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
129 PS (127 bhp) (95 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
47.4 kW/litre 64.4 ps/litre 63.6 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
82.58 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 St carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1037.8 kPa (150.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 174.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 128.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.77 kg/kW 12.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 7.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.TL.LowTrailLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1676 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 46794 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Fairthorpe TX-S 2000 added 1996-05-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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