This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The Gatford Gatso Aero Coupé's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, side valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 294 N·m (217 lb·ft/30 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1200 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 165 km/h or 103 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2750 | 108.3 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1420 | 55.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1470 | 57.9 | |
| Lengte | 4350 | 171.3 | |
| Breedte | 1700 | 66.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1450 | 57.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 200 | 7.9 | |
| 1.58 | |||
| Gewicht | 1200 kg | 2646 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercury | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.9 litre 3927 cc (239.64 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 80.96 × 95.35 mm
3.19 × 3.75 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.85 | ||
| Distributie | side valve (SV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) bij 2600 t/min |
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| Specific output | 22.4 kW/litre 30.5 ps/litre 30 bhp/litre 0.49 bhp/cu in |
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74.87 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 7.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 Chandler-Grooves carburettors | ||
| 940.8 kPa (136.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 490.88 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 | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 99.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 98.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.64 kg/kW 22.78 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 6.00-16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 6.00-16 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.11 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228327 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1948 Gatford Gatso Aero Coupé added 2011-01-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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