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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2515 | 99 | |
| Voies AV | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Longueur | 4089 | 161 | |
| Largeur | 1524 | 60 | |
| Hauteur | 1320 | 52 | |
| Garde au sol | 178 | 7 | |
| 1.63 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 914 kg | 2015 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.6 litre 2580 cc (157.441 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 74 × 75 mm
2.91 × 2.95 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.99 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (Gross) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) à 4800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (Gross) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) à 2000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 7.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1071.6 kPa (155.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 322.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | dD.TB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.42 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59719 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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