This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.6 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 90 bhp (91 PS/67 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 132 N·m (97 lb·ft/13.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 816 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2362 mm | 93 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1257 mm | 49.5 inches | |
| Length | 3810 mm | 150 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1283 mm | 50.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 816 kg | 1799 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.2 litres | 9.5 [11.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMC | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1622 cc (98.981 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 88.9 mm
3 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
91 PS (90 bhp) (67 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
132 Nm (97 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
41.4 kW/litre 56.3 ps/litre 55.5 bhp/litre 0.91 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
81.38 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1022.7 kPa (148.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 405.5 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 111.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 82.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 110.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.16 kg/kW 20.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | 2.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 9.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1548 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 59829 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Gilbern GT Mk I added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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