The Zeta is an automobile from Fairthorpe, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.6 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 137 bhp (139 PS/102 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 217 N·m (160 lb·ft/22.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 673 kg.
The Fairthorpe Zeta is said to be able to attain a top speed of 209 km/h or 130 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2223 mm | 87.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1156 mm | 45.5 inches | |
| Length | 3556 mm | 140 inches | |
| Width | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Height | 1170 mm | 46.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 191 mm | 7.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 673 kg | 1484 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2553 cc (155.794 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.55 × 79.5 mm
3.25 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
139 PS (137 bhp) (102 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
40 kW/litre 54.4 ps/litre 53.7 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
85 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1068.1 kPa (154.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 425.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 206.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 151.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 203.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.59 kg/kW 11 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 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-H | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 47102 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Fairthorpe Zeta added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-16. |
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