The Gladiator is a car from Gaylord, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a Brooks Stevens-styled 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Gladiator is part of Gaylord's pre-production prototype family of cars.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) of power at 4700 rpm, and maximum torque of 543 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.4 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Gaylord Gladiator weighs a claimed 1808 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Brooks Stevens | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1364 mm | 53.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 4572 mm | 180 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1808 kg | 3986 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 45% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5980 cc (364.922 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 92.2 mm
4 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
543 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.4 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38 kW/litre 51.7 ps/litre 51 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
90.8 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Carter carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1141.1 kPa (165.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 747.5 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 171.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.95 kg/kW 13.28 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.00 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 649627 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | pre-production prototype | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Gaylord Gladiator added 2020-03-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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