The Gilbern Genie 2½ Litre V6 is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
The Gilbern Genie 2½ Litre V6's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, overhead valve 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 112 bhp (114 PS/84 kW) of power at 4750 rpm, and maximum torque of 196 N·m (145 lb·ft/20 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 876 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2359 mm | 92.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Length | 4039 mm | 159 inches | |
| Width | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 876 kg | 1931 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63.6 litres | 14 [16.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2495 cc (152.254 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.66 × 60.35 mm
3.69 × 2.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
114 PS (112 bhp) (84 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
33.5 kW/litre 45.5 ps/litre 44.9 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
78.56 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 987.2 kPa (143.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 415.83 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 129.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.85 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.49 kg/kW 17.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165-15 | ||
| 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 | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 720632 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Gilbern Genie 2½ Litre V6 added 2021-03-06. Last modified 2021-03-07. |
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