The Continental is a rear wheel drive Pininfarina designed coupé car with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Frazer Nash.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 2.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 4800 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual set of gears.
The Frazer Nash Continental weighs a stated 914 kg at the kerb.
The Frazer Nash Continental is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 209 km/h (130 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | Pininfarina | ||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2515 | 99 | |
| Vía delantera | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Vía trasera | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Longitud | 4089 | 161 | |
| Ancho | 1524 | 60 | |
| Altura | 1320 | 52 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 178 | 7 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.63 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 914 kg | 2015 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMW | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 | ||
| Cilindrada | 2.6 litre 2580 cc (157.441 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 74 × 75 mm
2.91 × 2.95 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 0.99 | ||
| Distribución | overhead valve (OHV)
2 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (Gross) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) a 4800 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (Gross) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) a 2000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (Gross) |
40.5 kW/litre 55 ps/litre 54.3 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
85.27 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 7.8:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 So carbs | ||
| 1071.6 kPa (155.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 322.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.75 kg/kW 14.62 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | dD.TB. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | |||
| Neumáticos detrás | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.42 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59719 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 27.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Frazer Nash Continental added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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