The Frisky Friskysprint is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied road car with a rear positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 0.5 litre capacity. This unit features two stroke valve gear, 3 cylinder layout,. It produces 30 bhp (30.4 PS/22.4 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 49 N·m (36.1 lb·ft/5 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 313 kg.
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 | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1226 mm | 48.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Length | 3112 mm | 122.5 inches | |
| Width | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Height | 953 mm | 37.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 313 kg | 690 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 36.4 litres | 8 [9.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Excelsior | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 0.5 litre 492 cc (30.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 58 × 62 mm
2.28 × 2.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | two stroke (TS)
0 valves per cylinder 0 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
30.4 PS (30 bhp) (22.4 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
49 Nm (36.1 ft·lb) (5 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
45.5 kW/litre 61.8 ps/litre 61 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
99.59 Nm/litre
1.2 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 3 Amal carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 625.8 kPa (90.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 164 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 97.18 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.99 kg/kW 23.37 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 710 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 10340 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 6.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1958 Frisky Friskysprint added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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