The Frazer Nash Fast Roadster is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) at 5000 rpm and 167 Nm (123 lbft/17 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
Stated kerb weight is 838 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 177 km/h (110 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 | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 3810 mm | 150 inches | |
| Width | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 838 kg | 1847 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1971 cc (120.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 66 × 96 mm
2.6 × 3.78 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 167 Nm (123 ft·lb) (17 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.3 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.73 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 So carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1064.7 kPa (154.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 328.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.36 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.7 kg/kW 17.88 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | 2LS/LT-GH | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 10505 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Frazer Nash Fast Roadster added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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