Frazer Nash Continental is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Pininfarina with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 235 N·m (173 lb·ft/24 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 914 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 217 km/h or 135 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Pininfarina | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 4089 mm | 161 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 914 kg | 2015 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3169 cc (193.384 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 75 mm
3.23 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.7 kW/litre 55.4 ps/litre 54.6 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
74.16 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 931.9 kPa (135.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 191.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 141.14 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 189.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.08 kg/kW 11.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 2.250 | ||
| Turning circle | 8.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | dD.TB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59862 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.4 | ||
| 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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