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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Pininfarina | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2515 | 99 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Lengte | 4089 | 161 | |
| Breedte | 1524 | 60 | |
| Hoogte | 1320 | 52 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 178 | 7 | |
| 1.63 | |||
| Gewicht | 914 kg | 2015 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2.6 litre 2580 cc (157.441 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 74 × 75 mm
2.91 × 2.95 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.99 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (Gross) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) bij 4800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (Gross) |
220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 7.8:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 So carbs | ||
| 1071.6 kPa (155.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 322.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | dD.TB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.42 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59719 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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