This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 132 bhp (134 PS/98 kW) at 5450 rpm and 207 N·m (153 lb·ft/21.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The Fairthorpe TX-SS weighs a quoted 814 kg at the kerb.
The Fairthorpe TX-SS is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 209 km/h or 130 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 | 814 kg | 1795 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.7 × 95 mm
2.94 × 3.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
134 PS (132 bhp) (98 kW) at 5450 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
207 Nm (153 ft·lb) (21.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.4 kW/litre 53.6 ps/litre 52.8 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.87 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lu fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1041.3 kPa (151 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 162.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.27 kg/kW 13.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | Di/Dr | ||
| 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 | 47014 | ||
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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-SS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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