The Fairthorpe TX-S is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 112 bhp (114 PS/84 kW) at 5300 rpm and 159 Nm (117 lbft/16.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 787 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 185 km/h (115 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 | 2108 mm | 83 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Length | 3720 mm | 146.5 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1130 mm | 44.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 787 kg | 1735 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 44 litres | 9.7 [11.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.7 × 76 mm
2.94 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
114 PS (112 bhp) (84 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
159 Nm (117 ft·lb) (16.2 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.8 kW/litre 56.8 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
79.58 Nm/litre
0.96 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) | 1000 kPa (145 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.42 kg/kW 15.74 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1680 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47036 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Fairthorpe TX-S added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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